How much revenue did Primal Carnage: Extinction make?

$1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Primal Carnage: Extinction sell?

Q: How many copies did Primal Carnage: Extinction sell?

458k to 744k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 458k–744k; $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.8M before the cut; from 10k reviews (Very Positive)

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

Does this actually work?

We left Primal Carnage: Extinction out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Primal Carnage: Extinction's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 391k–782k

best case 3.5M (ARK: Survival Ascended)

The Dinosaurs genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 391k–782k copies

≈ $1.3M–$3.6M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.7M–4.4M copies

ARK: Survival Ascended · ≈ $33.2M–$89.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dinosaurs (7 of 8) and Open World (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Open World, priced around $45. The breakout hits carry Building + Base-Building + Early Access; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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