How much revenue did Five Nights at Freddy's make?

$4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Five Nights at Freddy's sell?

Q: How many copies did Five Nights at Freddy's sell?

3.1M to 5.0M copies, based on its 59k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.1M–5.0M; $4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's cut $7.6M–$17.3M before the cut; from 59k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Five Nights at Freddy's out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Five Nights at Freddy's's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 14.5M–30.3M

best case 71.5M (Left 4 Dead 2)

The Survival genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 14.5M–30.3M copies

≈ $171.7M–$251.1M after Steam's cut

from ~476k reviews

Best case

≈ 54.5M–88.5M copies

Left 4 Dead 2 · ≈ $149.6M–$402.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Survival (8 of 8) and Open World (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Co-op, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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