How much revenue did ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest make?

ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest sell?

Q: How many copies did ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest sell?

406k to 659k copies, based on its 12k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 406k–659k; from 12k 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 ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 284k–575k

best case 34.9M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

The Dinosaurs 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

≈ 284k–575k copies

≈ $763k–$3.8M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 26.6M–43.2M copies

ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dinosaurs (8 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Open World, priced around $17. The breakout hits carry Survival + Open World Survival Craft + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Dino D-Day 2011	Est. copies ≈ 786k–1.3M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.8M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.9M before the cut	$9.99	15k reviews Very Positive	DinosaursMultiplayer
ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.6M–43.2M 99x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut $199.3M–$453.4M before the cut	$14.99	773k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
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PixARK 2019	Est. copies ≈ 379k–616k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.6M before the cut	$19.99	13k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalOpen World
The Isle 2015	Est. copies ≈ 5.4M–8.8M 15x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $29.7M–$79.8M after Steam's cut $54.0M–$122.8M before the cut	$19.99	116k reviews Very Positive	DinosaursSurvival
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Dinosaur Hunt 2015	Est. copies ≈ 182k–295k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $49k–$133k after Steam's cut $90k–$204k before the cut	$0.99	4k reviews Mixed	DinosaursAction
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