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How many copies did Orcs Must Die! 2 sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.0M–1.7M
$4.2M–$11.3M net $7.6M–$17.4M gross
from 20k reviews (Very Positive)

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 Orcs Must Die! 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Orcs Must Die! 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.4M
best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.4M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 1.4M copies
≈ $6.0M after Steam's cut
from ~27k reviews
Best case
≈ 12.7M copies
7 Days to Die · ≈ $220.3M after Steam's cut
from 402k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 Multiplayer, priced around $29.
  • 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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