How much revenue did XCOM®: Chimera Squad make?

$1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did XCOM®: Chimera Squad sell?

Q: How many copies did XCOM®: Chimera Squad sell?

581k to 945k copies, based on its 23k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 581k–945k; $1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.6M before the cut; from 23k reviews (Mostly 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 XCOM®: Chimera Squad out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including XCOM®: Chimera Squad's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–5.8M

best case 9.3M (Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition)

Games like XCOM®: Chimera Squad

The middle of these games

≈ 2.3M–5.8M copies

≈ $29.3M–$55.6M after Steam's cut

from ~59k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition at ≈ 7.1M–11.5M copies, ≈ $87.6M–$235.4M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Strategy (5 of 8) and Tactical (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tactical RPG + Turn-Based Strategy, priced around $45. The breakout hits carry Tactical RPG + Fantasy + Character Customization; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, and 1 of your 8 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 31 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).

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XCOM® 2 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4.6M–7.4M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $25.0M–$67.3M after Steam's cut $45.5M–$103.5M before the cut	$19.99	109k reviews Very Positive	IsometricTurn-Based Combat
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $6.0M–$16.1M after Steam's cut $10.9M–$24.8M before the cut	$19.99	44k reviews Very Positive	SingleplayerAction RPG
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition 2009	Est. copies ≈ 2.4M–3.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $16.5M–$44.4M after Steam's cut $30.1M–$68.4M before the cut	$24.99	38k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Metaphor: ReFantazio 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $20.6M–$55.3M after Steam's cut $37.4M–$85.1M before the cut	$69.99	43k reviews Very Positive	RPGJRPG
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $46.0M–$123.6M after Steam's cut $83.6M–$190.2M before the cut	$29.99	88k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Total War: SHOGUN 2 2011	Est. copies ≈ 4.3M–6.9M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $35.2M–$94.8M after Steam's cut $64.1M–$145.8M before the cut	$29.99	68k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 7.1M–11.5M 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $87.6M–$235.4M after Steam's cut $159.2M–$362.2M before the cut	$44.99	206k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Tactical RPGRPG
XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012	Est. copies ≈ 3.7M–6.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.3M–$41.1M after Steam's cut $27.8M–$63.2M before the cut	$14.99	59k reviews Very Positive	Turn-Based StrategyTactical