How much revenue did Natural Selection 2 make?

$953k–$2.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Natural Selection 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Natural Selection 2 sell?

694k to 1.1M copies, based on its 13k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 694k–1.1M; $953k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.9M 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 Natural Selection 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Natural Selection 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 26.9M–100.8M

best case 664.3M (Counter-Strike 2)

The FPS 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

≈ 26.9M–100.8M copies

≈ $114.5M–$188.3M after Steam's cut

from ~721k reviews

Best case

≈ 506.1M–822.5M copies

Counter-Strike 2

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (4 of 8) and Shooter (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Shooter.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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