How much revenue did Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition make?

$11.0M–$29.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition sell?

8.0M to 13.0M copies, based on its 154k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8.0M–13.0M; $11.0M–$29.6M after Steam's cut $20.0M–$45.5M before the cut; from 154k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 212k–970k

best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)

The Zombies 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

≈ 212k–970k copies

≈ $1.1M–$11.2M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M–15.7M copies

7 Days to Die · ≈ $119.8M–$322.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Zombies (6 of 8) and Base-Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Zombies, priced around $45.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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