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?

582k to 947k copies, based on its 23k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 582k–947k; $1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.6M before Steam's cut; from 23k reviews (Mostly 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 XCOM®: Chimera Squad and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including XCOM®: Chimera Squad's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

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

A typical game among these

≈ 2.3M–5.8M copies

≈ $26.3M–$55.8M after Steam's cut

from ~59k 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.

Best case: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition at ≈ 7.1M–11.5M copies, ≈ $87.8M–$236.1M 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 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.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2009 to 2024, and 1 of the 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
XCOM® 2 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4.6M–7.4M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $25.1M–$67.5M after Steam's cut $45.6M–$103.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	110k 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 $6.1M–$16.3M after Steam's cut $11.0M–$25.1M before Steam's 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 $13.3M–$35.6M after Steam's cut $24.1M–$54.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	38k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Metaphor: ReFantazio 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $20.7M–$55.7M after Steam's cut $37.7M–$85.7M before Steam's 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 $46.1M–$124.0M after Steam's cut $83.8M–$190.7M before Steam's cut	$29.99	88k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Total War: SHOGUN 2 2011	Est. copies ≈ 4.3M–7.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $35.4M–$95.2M after Steam's cut $64.4M–$146.5M before Steam's 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 $87.8M–$236.1M after Steam's cut $159.6M–$363.2M before Steam's 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–$63.3M before Steam's cut	$14.99	59k reviews Very Positive	Turn-Based StrategyTactical