How much revenue did Total War: PHARAOH make?

An estimated 1.4M to 3.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Total War: PHARAOH sell?

Q: How many copies did Total War: PHARAOH sell?

An estimated 129k to 210k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 129k–210k; $1.4M–$3.8M net $2.6M–$5.9M gross; from 5k 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 Total War: PHARAOH out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Total War: PHARAOH's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.7M–7.7M

best case 19.5M (Hearts of Iron IV)

The Grand Strategy lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 5.5M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 5.5M copies

≈ $127.0M after Steam's cut

from ~137k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.5M copies

Hearts of Iron IV · ≈ $376.3M after Steam's cut

from 371k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 + World War II, priced around $50.
The breakout hits carry World War II + Alternate History + Military; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, 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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