How much revenue did System Shock make?

$3.4M–$9.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did System Shock sell?

Q: How many copies did System Shock sell?

307k to 498k copies, based on its 13k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 307k–498k; $3.4M–$9.1M after Steam's cut $6.1M–$13.9M before the cut; from 13k 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 System Shock out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including System Shock's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.5M–9.7M

best case 33.3M (Cyberpunk 2077)

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

≈ 6.5M–9.7M copies

≈ $48.1M–$105.8M after Steam's cut

from ~197k reviews

Best case

≈ 25.4M–41.2M copies

Cyberpunk 2077 · ≈ $418.4M–$1125.0M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (6 of 8) and FPS (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Cyberpunk + Nudity + RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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