How much revenue did NieR:Automata™ make?

$57.6M–$154.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did NieR:Automata™ sell?

Q: How many copies did NieR:Automata™ sell?

5.2M to 8.5M copies, based on its 152k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.2M–8.5M; $57.6M–$154.8M after Steam's cut $104.7M–$238.1M before the cut; from 152k 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 NieR:Automata™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including NieR:Automata™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–2.1M

best case 3.8M (Hades II)

The Female Protagonist 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

≈ 1.2M–2.1M copies

≈ $13.0M–$16.5M after Steam's cut

from ~26k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.9M–4.7M copies

Hades II · ≈ $24.0M–$64.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Female Protagonist (5 of 8) and Hack and Slash (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mythology, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Mythology + Atmospheric + Psychological; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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