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)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 503k–4.8M

best case 35.1M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

Games like theHunter: Primal

The middle of these games

≈ 503k–4.8M copies

≈ $3.5M–$63.0M after Steam's cut

from ~27k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: ARK: Survival Evolved at ≈ 26.7M–43.5M copies, ≈ $110.3M–$296.4M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dinosaurs (7 of 8) and Open World (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared 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–595k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $502k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $913k–$2.1M before the cut	$4.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	DinosaursAction
ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.7M–43.5M 28x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $110.3M–$296.4M after Steam's cut $200.5M–$456.1M before the cut	$14.99	778k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
The Isle 2015	Est. copies ≈ 5.9M–9.5M 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $32.3M–$86.8M after Steam's cut $58.7M–$133.5M before the cut	$19.99	120k reviews Very Positive	DinosaursSurvival
Far Cry® Primal 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.1M–$38.0M after Steam's cut $25.7M–$58.5M before the 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 ≈ 296k–482k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.7M before the cut	$19.99	10k reviews Mixed	DinosaursSimulation
PixARK 2019	Est. copies ≈ 389k–631k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.8M before the cut	$19.99	13k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalOpen World
ARK: Survival Ascended 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.7M 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $36.0M–$96.8M after Steam's cut $65.5M–$148.9M before the cut	$44.99	117k reviews Mixed	Early AccessSurvival