Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Steam Revenue & Sales Estimates

Based on our analysis using the Boxleiter method, we estimate Five Nights at Freddy's 4's total gross revenue on Steam at approximately $3,324,433.

This estimate comes with a confidence range:

• Conservative estimate (x20): $2,144,795
• Calibrated midpoint (x31): $3,324,433
• Optimistic estimate (x60): $6,434,386

The actual revenue may vary due to regional pricing, seasonal discounts, and refund rates.

With 14,751 Steam reviews and a 93% positive rating, we estimate Five Nights at Freddy's 4 has sold between 295,020 and 885,060 copies, with a best estimate of 457,281.

This is based on the Boxleiter method, which uses the observation that roughly 1 in every 20 to 60 buyers leaves a Steam review. For the midpoint we do not assume a universal 30x value; we use a calibrated multiplier of x31 that adjusts for the title's age, price tier, genre, and review profile.

After Steam's tiered platform fee of effectively 30.0%, Scott Cawthon keeps an estimated $2,327,103 from Five Nights at Freddy's 4's gross revenue of $3,324,433.

Here's the breakdown:

• Gross Revenue: $3,324,433
• Steam's Fee (30.0%): -$997,330
• Developer Revenue: $2,327,103

Note: This doesn't account for publisher shares, taxes, or development costs.

Steam uses a tiered revenue sharing model that reduces the platform's cut as a game earns more:

• First $10 million: 30% to Steam, 70% to developer
• $10M to $50M: 25% to Steam, 75% to developer
• Above $50M: 20% to Steam, 80% to developer

For Five Nights at Freddy's 4, with an estimated gross revenue of $3,324,433, this results in an effective rate of 30.0%. Steam keeps approximately $997,330 and Scott Cawthon receives $2,327,103.

These estimates use the Boxleiter method, a widely-used industry approach that estimates game sales from the number of Steam reviews.

Factors that affect accuracy:

• Review-to-purchase ratio varies by genre
• Discount history - games with frequent deep sales may have higher ratios
• Regional pricing - different prices in different markets are not captured
• Refunds - Steam's return policy means some counted sales were refunded
• Bundled sales - keys sold through third-party bundles may not generate reviews

We provide a confidence range ($2,144,795 to $6,434,386) to reflect this uncertainty. For the best estimate we combine the Boxleiter range with a calibrated midpoint (x31) and a calibrated ASP of $7.

If Five Nights at Freddy's 4 generated the same gross revenue on the Epic Games Store, Scott Cawthon would keep approximately $3,045,501 - that's $718,398 more than on Steam.

At this revenue level, Epic's concrete platform fee would be $278,932. Epic charges 0% on the first $1 million in annual per-app revenue and then 12% on the remaining amount. On GOG (30% cut), the developer would earn approximately $2,327,103.

Note: This is a hypothetical comparison. Actual sales volumes differ significantly between platforms, and Steam's larger user base typically drives substantially higher sales.

According to SteamSpy data, players spend an average of 2 hours in Five Nights at Freddy's 4, with a median playtime of 0.8 hours. The large gap between average and median suggests a dedicated core community playing well beyond the typical player.