How much revenue did Master of Magic make?

$333k–$895k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Master of Magic sell?

Q: How many copies did Master of Magic sell?

30k to 49k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 30k–49k; $333k–$895k after Steam's cut $605k–$1.4M before the cut; from 1k reviews (Mostly 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 Master of Magic out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Master of Magic's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–2k

best case 440k (Songs of Conquest)

Games like Master of Magic

The middle of these games

≈ 1k–2k copies

≈ $5k–$8k after Steam's cut

from ~36 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.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Songs of Conquest at ≈ 335k–545k copies, ≈ $2.8M–$7.4M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 221 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1 to 8k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on 4X (7 of 8) and Strategy RPG (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 4X, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2026, and 2 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 43 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Songs of Conquest 2024	Est. copies ≈ 335k–545k 376x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.8M–$7.4M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.4M before the cut	$29.99	14k reviews Very Positive	Local MultiplayerTurn-Based Tactics
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) 2017	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k 23x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $119k–$320k after Steam's cut $217k–$493k before the cut	$14.99	840 reviews Mostly Positive	4XTactical RPG
Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars 2020	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k 16x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $120k–$323k after Steam's cut $218k–$497k before the cut	$29.99	587 reviews Mixed	StrategyVampire
Grim wanderings 2 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before the cut	$5.99	80 reviews Mostly Positive	4XTactical RPG
Commander: World War II 2023	Est. copies ≈ 744–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before the cut	$9.99	30 reviews Positive	Strategy4X
We Are The Caretakers 2023	Est. copies ≈ 893–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before the cut	$19.99	36 reviews Mostly Positive	Turn-Based CombatGrand Strategy
Legendary Creatures 2 2023	Est. copies ≈ 24k–39k 27x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $40k–$106k after Steam's cut $72k–$164k before the cut	$5.99	969 reviews Mostly Positive	ExplorationAuto Battler
Heroes of Science and Fiction 2026	Est. copies ≈ 23k–37k 26x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $189k–$509k after Steam's cut $344k–$783k before the cut	$29.99	926 reviews Very Positive	Early Access4X