How much revenue did Sonic Adventure DX make?

$2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sonic Adventure DX sell?

Q: How many copies did Sonic Adventure DX sell?

1.2M to 1.9M copies, based on its 19k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–1.9M; $2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's cut $4.8M–$10.8M before Steam's cut; from 19k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Sonic Adventure DX and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sonic Adventure DX's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 371k–566k

best case 2.4M (Sonic Adventure 2)

Games like Sonic Adventure DX

A typical game among these

≈ 371k–566k copies

≈ $599k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Sonic Adventure 2 at ≈ 1.8M–2.9M copies, ≈ $5.0M–$13.4M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Platformer (7 of 8) and 3D Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 3D Platformer + Platformer, priced around $25.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2006 to 2019, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 36 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Sonic Adventure 2 2012	Est. copies ≈ 1.8M–2.9M 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.0M–$13.4M after Steam's cut $9.0M–$20.6M before Steam's cut	$9.99	29k reviews Very Positive	ActionGreat Soundtrack
Jet Set Radio 2012	Est. copies ≈ 526k–855k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	8k reviews Very Positive	Great SoundtrackClassic
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time 2008	Est. copies ≈ 336k–546k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $923k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.8M before Steam's cut	$9.99	5k reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure
Psychonauts 2006	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.4M–$9.0M after Steam's cut $6.1M–$13.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	19k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerComedy
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy 2019	Est. copies ≈ 645k–1.0M 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.1M–$19.1M after Steam's cut $12.9M–$29.4M before Steam's cut	$39.99	22k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerAdventure
Sonic Generations Collection 2011	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	26k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerGreat Soundtrack
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release) 2019	Est. copies ≈ 229k–373k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $125k–$337k after Steam's cut $228k–$519k before Steam's cut	$1.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Adventure3D Platformer
Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy 2018	Est. copies ≈ 679k–1.1M 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.5M–$20.1M after Steam's cut $13.6M–$30.9M before Steam's cut	$39.99	22k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerRemake