How much revenue did Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition make?

An estimated 25.7M to 69.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition sell?

An estimated 2.3M to 3.8M copies, based on its 94k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.3M–3.8M; $25.7M–$69.0M net $46.7M–$106.1M gross; from 94k 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 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.1M–6.9M

best case 6.8M (Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 5.0M copies.

A typical game

≈ 5.0M copies

≈ $53.5M after Steam's cut

from ~108k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.8M copies

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition · ≈ $92.0M after Steam's cut

from 180k 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 Strategy + RTS, priced around $35.
The games you compared span 2013 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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