How much revenue did Prey make?

$15.4M–$41.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Prey sell?

Q: How many copies did Prey sell?

1.9M to 3.0M copies, based on its 54k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.9M–3.0M; $15.4M–$41.3M after Steam's cut $27.9M–$63.6M before the cut; from 54k 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 Prey out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Prey's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 237k–857k

best case 2.3M (The Planet Crafter)

The FPS genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 237k–857k copies

≈ $3.1M–$17.3M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies

The Planet Crafter · ≈ $11.4M–$30.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (4 of 8) and Sci-fi (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Base-Building, priced around $24.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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