How much revenue did The Surge make?

$1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Surge sell?

Q: How many copies did The Surge sell?

414k to 673k copies, based on its 12k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 414k–673k; $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.1M before the cut; from 12k reviews (Mostly 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 The Surge out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Surge's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 762k–2.7M

best case 6.6M (STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™)

The Third 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

≈ 762k–2.7M copies

≈ $5.8M–$64.5M after Steam's cut

from ~44k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.0M–8.2M copies

STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ · ≈ $55.2M–$148.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Third Person (8 of 8) and Sci-fi (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action-Adventure + Souls-like, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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