How much revenue did BioShock™ make?

$9.2M–$24.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did BioShock™ sell?

Q: How many copies did BioShock™ sell?

1.7M to 2.7M copies, based on its 32k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.7M–2.7M; $9.2M–$24.6M after Steam's cut $16.7M–$37.9M before the cut; from 32k 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 BioShock™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including BioShock™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 28.0M–30.8M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The Open World genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 28.0M–30.8M copies

≈ $161.5M–$244.9M after Steam's cut

from ~464k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and First-Person (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Portal 2 2011	Est. copies ≈ 24.1M–39.2M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $66.3M–$178.1M after Steam's cut $120.5M–$274.1M before the cut	$9.99	464k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Platformer Puzzle
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.5M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut $206.1M–$468.9M before the cut	$19.99	678k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Wallpaper Engine 2018	Est. copies ≈ 30.5M–49.6M 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut $76.1M–$173.1M before the cut	$4.99	1.0M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MatureUtilities
Red Dead Redemption 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 25.9M–42.1M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $427.1M–$1148.4M after Steam's cut $776.6M–$1766.8M before the cut	$59.99	899k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldStory Rich
Fallout 4 2015	Est. copies ≈ 19.8M–32.2M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $108.8M–$292.6M after Steam's cut $197.9M–$450.2M before the cut	$19.99	427k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldPost-apocalyptic
Cyberpunk 2077 2020	Est. copies ≈ 25.4M–41.2M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $418.4M–$1125.0M after Steam's cut $760.8M–$1730.7M before the cut	$59.99	961k reviews Very Positive	CyberpunkOpen World
Dying Light 2015	Est. copies ≈ 22.8M–37.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $156.7M–$421.4M after Steam's cut $285.0M–$648.3M before the cut	$24.99	492k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ZombiesSurvival Horror
Call of Duty® 2022	Est. copies ≈ 18.7M–30.3M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	777k reviews Mixed	FPSMultiplayer