Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location Steam Revenue & Sales Estimates

Based on our analysis using the Boxleiter method, we estimate Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location's total gross revenue on Steam at approximately $2,628,941.

This estimate comes with a confidence range:

• Conservative estimate (x20): $1,696,091
• Calibrated midpoint (x31): $2,628,941
• Optimistic estimate (x60): $5,088,273

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

With 11,665 Steam reviews and a 91% positive rating, we estimate Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location has sold between 233,300 and 699,900 copies, with a best estimate of 361,615.

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 $1,840,259 from Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location's gross revenue of $2,628,941.

Here's the breakdown:

• Gross Revenue: $2,628,941
• Steam's Fee (30.0%): -$788,682
• Developer Revenue: $1,840,259

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: Sister Location, with an estimated gross revenue of $2,628,941, this results in an effective rate of 30.0%. Steam keeps approximately $788,682 and Scott Cawthon receives $1,840,259.

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 ($1,696,091 to $5,088,273) 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: Sister Location generated the same gross revenue on the Epic Games Store, Scott Cawthon would keep approximately $2,433,468 - that's $593,209 more than on Steam.

At this revenue level, Epic's concrete platform fee would be $195,473. 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 $1,840,259.

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 3 hours in Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, with a median playtime of 1.9 hours. This indicates solid player engagement.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location has a Metacritic score of 62/100, which indicates "mixed or average" reviews from critics. The Steam community rates the game 91% positive based on 11,665 user reviews.