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How many copies did Ultimate General: American Revolution sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 26k–42k
$357k–$961k net $650k–$1.5M gross
from 1k reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Ultimate General: American Revolution out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ultimate General: American Revolution's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 44k–246k
best case 2.6M (Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition)
The Strategy lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 91k copies.

A typical game
≈ 91k copies
≈ $976k after Steam's cut
from ~3k reviews
Best case
≈ 2.6M copies
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition · ≈ $24.9M after Steam's cut
from 38k 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 + Historical, priced around $25.
  • The games you compared span 2009 to 2023, 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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