How much revenue did Far Cry® 5 make?

$94.1M–$253.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Far Cry® 5 sell?

Q: How many copies did Far Cry® 5 sell?

5.7M to 9.3M copies, based on its 188k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.7M–9.3M; $94.1M–$253.0M after Steam's cut $171.1M–$389.2M before the cut; from 188k 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 Far Cry® 5 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Far Cry® 5's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.7M–7.6M

best case 9.9M (Sons Of The Forest)

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

≈ 2.7M–7.6M copies

≈ $34.0M–$85.0M after Steam's cut

from ~118k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.6M–12.3M copies

Sons Of The Forest · ≈ $62.3M–$167.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (6 of 8) and Co-op (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Open World, priced around $30.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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