How much revenue did Democracy 4 make?

An estimated 1.3M to 3.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Democracy 4 sell?

Q: How many copies did Democracy 4 sell?

An estimated 152k to 247k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 152k–247k; $1.3M–$3.4M net $2.3M–$5.2M gross; from 6k 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 Democracy 4 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Democracy 4's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.9M

best case 5.0M (Crusader Kings II)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.3M copies.

A typical game

≈ 1.3M copies

≈ $13.3M after Steam's cut

from ~33k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.0M copies

Crusader Kings II

from 74k reviews

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 Grand Strategy + Strategy, priced around $40.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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