How much revenue did Sonic Forces make?

$3.2M–$8.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sonic Forces sell?

Q: How many copies did Sonic Forces sell?

295k to 479k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 295k–479k; $3.2M–$8.7M after Steam's cut $5.9M–$13.4M before the cut; from 9k reviews (Mixed)

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 Sonic Forces out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sonic Forces's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 30.1M–37.7M

best case 36.0M (ELDEN RING)

The Open World genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 30.1M–37.7M copies

≈ $198.6M–$787.7M after Steam's cut

from ~792k reviews

Best case

≈ 27.5M–44.6M copies

ELDEN RING · ≈ $453.0M–$1218.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (4 of 8) and Character Customization (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Souls-like + Open World, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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