How much revenue did Black Mesa make?

$20.9M–$56.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Black Mesa sell?

Q: How many copies did Black Mesa sell?

3.8M to 6.2M copies, based on its 144k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.8M–6.2M; $20.9M–$56.1M after Steam's cut $37.9M–$86.3M before the cut; from 144k 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 Black Mesa out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Black Mesa's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–6.5M

best case 11.5M (DOOM)

The First-Person 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

≈ 1.6M–6.5M copies

≈ $16.9M–$57.7M after Steam's cut

from ~47k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.8M–14.3M copies

DOOM · ≈ $48.3M–$130.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (7 of 8) and FPS (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Gore, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2016, a genre with a long track record.

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

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