How much revenue did theHunter: Primal make?

theHunter: Primal is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did theHunter: Primal sell?

Q: How many copies did theHunter: Primal sell?

198k to 322k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 198k–322k; from 4k reviews (Mixed)

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 theHunter: Primal and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including theHunter: Primal's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 507k–4.8M

best case 35.2M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

Games like theHunter: Primal

A typical game among these

≈ 507k–4.8M copies

≈ $3.5M–$63.6M after Steam's cut

from ~28k 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: ARK: Survival Evolved at ≈ 26.8M–43.5M copies, ≈ $110.4M–$296.8M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Dinosaurs (7 of 8) and Open World (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2023, and none of them 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 79 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
Primal Carnage 2012	Est. copies ≈ 366k–594k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $502k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $913k–$2.1M before Steam's cut	$4.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	DinosaursAction
ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.8M–43.5M 28x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $110.4M–$296.8M after Steam's cut $200.7M–$456.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	779k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
The Isle 2015	Est. copies ≈ 5.9M–9.6M 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $32.6M–$87.7M after Steam's cut $59.3M–$134.9M before Steam's cut	$19.99	122k reviews Very Positive	DinosaursSurvival
Far Cry® Primal 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.2M–$38.2M after Steam's cut $25.9M–$58.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	41k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldSurvival
ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest 2017	Est. copies ≈ 406k–660k SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	12k reviews Mixed	Free to PlaySurvival
Beasts of Bermuda 2018	Est. copies ≈ 297k–482k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	10k reviews Mixed	DinosaursSimulation
PixARK 2019	Est. copies ≈ 393k–639k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.8M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.9M before Steam's cut	$19.99	14k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalOpen World
ARK: Survival Ascended 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.8M 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $36.3M–$97.7M after Steam's cut $66.0M–$150.3M before Steam's cut	$44.99	118k reviews Mixed	Early AccessSurvival