How much revenue did Age of Empires II (Retired) make?

An estimated 29.4M to 78.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Age of Empires II (Retired) sell?

Q: How many copies did Age of Empires II (Retired) sell?

An estimated 5.3M to 8.7M copies, based on its 103k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.3M–8.7M; $29.4M–$78.9M net $53.4M–$121.4M gross; from 103k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Age of Empires II (Retired) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Age of Empires II (Retired)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.8M–4.6M

best case 6.8M (Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 3.1M copies

≈ $45.2M after Steam's cut

from ~74k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.8M copies

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition · ≈ $92.0M after Steam's cut

from 180k 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 Strategy + Historical, priced around $50.
The games you compared span 2011 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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