How much revenue did DNA: Episode 5 make?

$102–$275 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DNA: Episode 5 sell?

Q: How many copies did DNA: Episode 5 sell?

124 to 202 copies, based on its 5 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 124–202; $102–$275 after Steam's cut $185–$423 before Steam's cut; from 5 reviews (5 user reviews); Only 5 reviews so far, so that range swings on one or two people. Read it as a hint, not a measurement.

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid DNA: Episode 5 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DNA: Episode 5's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 69k–163k

best case 1.2M (One Finger Death Punch)

Games like DNA: Episode 5

A typical game among these

≈ 69k–163k copies

≈ $523k–$1.5M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: One Finger Death Punch at ≈ 915k–1.5M copies, ≈ $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 829 reviews in their first month; the range was 229 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Beat 'em up (8 of 8) and 2D Fighter (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2D Fighter + Fast-Paced, priced around $5. The breakout hits carry Addictive + Fast-Paced + Fighting; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
One Finger Death Punch 2014	Est. copies ≈ 915k–1.5M 6.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before Steam's cut	$4.99	16k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action2D Fighter
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION 2017	Est. copies ≈ 146k–238k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.6M–$9.7M after Steam's cut $6.6M–$15.0M before Steam's cut	$89.99	4k reviews Very Positive	FightingArcade
Capcom Arcade Stadium 2021	Est. copies ≈ 118k–192k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Mixed	ArcadeAction
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection 2022	Est. copies ≈ 26k–42k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $283k–$760k after Steam's cut $514k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$39.99	1k reviews Very Positive	ActionArcade
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics 2024	Est. copies ≈ 62k–101k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $858k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.5M before Steam's cut	$49.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Action2D Fighter
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 2023	Est. copies ≈ 44k–72k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $611k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut	$49.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Action2D Fighter
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2018	Est. copies ≈ 61k–99k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $251k–$676k after Steam's cut $457k–$1.0M before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Beat 'em upAction
One Finger Death Punch 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 130k–211k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $285k–$766k after Steam's cut $518k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$7.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionIndie