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How many copies did Shadow Warrior Classic Redux sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 188k–306k
$517k–$1.4M net $940k–$2.1M gross
from 4k 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 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadow Warrior Classic Redux's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.7M–14.5M
best case 18.8M (Half-Life 2)
The First-Person lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 11.3M copies.

A typical game
≈ 11.3M copies
≈ $60.2M after Steam's cut
from ~208k reviews
Best case
≈ 18.8M copies
Half-Life 2 · ≈ $72.6M after Steam's cut
from 275k 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 FPS + Action, priced around $10.
  • The games you compared span 1998 to 2020, 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.

Similar games

2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.8M–6.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.8M–$56.0M net $37.8M–$86.1M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Very Positive
FPSRemake +6
1998
Est. copies
≈ 8.4M–13.7M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$23.2M–$62.3M net $42.1M–$95.8M gross
$9.99
162k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSClassic +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 8.8M–14.3M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$48.2M–$129.7M net $87.7M–$199.6M gross
$19.99
219k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSGore +6
2004
Est. copies
≈ 14.3M–23.3M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$39.4M–$105.8M net $71.6M–$162.8M gross
$9.99
275k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FPSAction +6
2007
Est. copies
≈ 10.2M–16.6M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$28.1M–$75.4M net $51.0M–$116.0M gross
$9.99
196k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzlePuzzle-Platformer +6
2000
Est. copies
≈ 13.5M–22.0M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$37.2M–$100.1M net $67.7M–$153.9M gross
$9.99
261k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ActionFPS +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 7.0M–11.4M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$19.3M–$51.9M net $35.1M–$79.9M gross
$9.99
135k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ViolentDark Humor +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 7.5M–12.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$82.3M–$221.4M net $149.7M–$340.6M gross
$39.99
260k reviews
Very Positive
Great SoundtrackFPS +6

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