How much revenue did Mafia make?

$3.5M–$9.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mafia sell?

Q: How many copies did Mafia sell?

843k to 1.4M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 843k–1.4M; $3.5M–$9.3M after Steam's cut $6.3M–$14.4M before the cut; from 16k 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 Mafia out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mafia's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.7M–5.2M

best case 3.8M (Mafia: Definitive Edition)

The Open World 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

≈ 3.7M–5.2M copies

≈ $41.0M–$55.3M after Steam's cut

from ~81k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.9M–4.7M copies

Mafia: Definitive Edition · ≈ $31.7M–$85.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (6 of 8) and Crime (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Crime, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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