How much revenue did Pawnbarian make?

An estimated 60k to 162k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Pawnbarian sell?

Q: How many copies did Pawnbarian sell?

An estimated 22k to 36k copies, based on its 884 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 22k–36k; $60k–$162k net $110k–$249k gross; from 884 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 Pawnbarian out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pawnbarian's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 457–3k

best case 8.4M (Darkest Dungeon®)

The Rogue-like lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 1k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 1k copies

≈ $4k after Steam's cut

from ~47 reviews

Best case

≈ 8.4M copies

Darkest Dungeon® · ≈ $81.3M after Steam's cut

from 160k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Turn-Based Combat + Dark Fantasy, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Dark Fantasy + RPG + Lovecraftian; a typical game here doesn't.
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Bronze (under $10k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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