How much revenue did Stronghold: Definitive Edition make?

An estimated 1.0M to 2.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Stronghold: Definitive Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Stronghold: Definitive Edition sell?

An estimated 244k to 397k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 244k–397k; $1.0M–$2.7M net $1.8M–$4.2M gross; from 10k 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 Stronghold: Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stronghold: Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 562k–951k

best case 1.1M (Against the Storm)

The City Builder lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 746k copies.

A typical game

≈ 746k copies

≈ $5.5M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M copies

Against the Storm · ≈ $13.3M after Steam's cut

from 36k 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 + City Builder, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2025, 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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