How much revenue did ANCIENT EVIL make?

An estimated 817 to 2k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ANCIENT EVIL sell?

Q: How many copies did ANCIENT EVIL sell?

An estimated 595 to 967 copies, based on its 24 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 595–967; $817–$2k net $1k–$3k gross; from 24 reviews (Mixed)

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 ANCIENT EVIL out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ANCIENT EVIL's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–5k

best case 7.1M (鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal)

The Hack and Slash lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 2k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 2k copies

≈ $9k after Steam's cut

from ~65 reviews

Best case

≈ 7.1M copies

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · ≈ $54.6M after Steam's cut

from 224k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

3 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 are breakout hits far above it, and 1 is too small to compare.

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 Action + Hack and Slash, priced around $30.
The breakout hits carry Great Soundtrack + Singleplayer + Character Action Game; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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