How many copies did Forgetful Dictator sell?

4k to 7k copies, based on its 143 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Forgetful Dictator make?

Forgetful Dictator is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Forgetful Dictator?

Estimated owners: ≈ 4k–7k; from 143 reviews (Very 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 Forgetful Dictator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Forgetful Dictator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–26k

best case 236k (Niche - a genetics survival game)

Games like Forgetful Dictator

The middle of these games

≈ 2k–26k copies

≈ $5k–$113k after Steam's cut

from ~266 reviews

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

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Niche - a genetics survival game at ≈ 180k–292k copies, ≈ $890k–$2.4M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 7 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1 to 499.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Board Game (5 of 8) and Tabletop (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Puzzle, priced around $18.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

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Hydra Slayer 2016	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before the cut	$5.99	49 reviews Positive	Traditional RoguelikePuzzle
The Conquest of Go 2025	Est. copies ≈ 14k–23k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $60k–$160k after Steam's cut $108k–$246k before the cut	$14.99	582 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessTurn-Based
Niche - a genetics survival game 2017	Est. copies ≈ 180k–292k 20x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $890k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before the cut	$17.99	5k reviews Very Positive	Turn-Based StrategyAdventure
Khet 2.0 2014	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$104k before the cut	$9.99	164 reviews Very Positive	Asynchronous MultiplayerBoard Game
Egyptian Senet 2015	Est. copies ≈ 18k–29k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $49k–$132k after Steam's cut $89k–$204k before the cut	$9.99	367 reviews Mostly Positive	Board GameHistorical
HyperRogue 2015	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $66k–$179k after Steam's cut $121k–$275k before the cut	$9.99	496 reviews Very Positive	Traditional RoguelikePsychedelic
Legendary Mahjong 2 2021	Est. copies ≈ 273–443 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $750–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut	$9.99	11 reviews Positive	CasualPuzzle
Decent Checkers 2023	Est. copies ≈ 570–927 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $312–$839 after Steam's cut $567–$1k before the cut	$1.99	23 reviews Mostly Positive	PuzzleEducation