Subsistence sales estimate

Subsistence is an action game by ColdGames, released on Steam on October 25, 2016 at $13.99. It has 12,692 Steam reviews (Mostly Positive, 72% positive). Markan estimates it has sold between 444k and 1.1M copies on Steam, for $2.2 million to $5.6 million in net revenue.

Estimated lifetime sales and revenue

	Low	Medium	High
Copies sold	444,220	799,596	1,142,280
Net revenue (USD)	$2,161,202	$3,890,164	$5,557,378

Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.

Steam facts

Developer	ColdGames
Publisher	ColdGames
Release date	October 25, 2016
Price	$13.99 (US list price)
Reviews	12,692 · Mostly Positive · 72% positive
Genres	Action, Early Access, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Platforms	Windows
Links	Steam store page

ActionAdventureBase BuildingBuildingCo-opCraftingDifficultEarly AccessFirst-PersonFPSIndieMultiplayerOnline Co-OpOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftSandboxShooterSingleplayerSurvivalThird Person

Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).From the Steam store page

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