How much revenue did Compass of Destiny: Istanbul make?

$6k–$17k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Compass of Destiny: Istanbul sell?

Q: How many copies did Compass of Destiny: Istanbul sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 92 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $11k–$26k before the cut; from 92 reviews (Mostly 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 Compass of Destiny: Istanbul out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Compass of Destiny: Istanbul's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–46k

best case 7.3M (鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal)

Games like Compass of Destiny: Istanbul

The middle of these games

≈ 8k–46k copies

≈ $12k–$380k after Steam's cut

from ~328 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

2 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal at ≈ 5.6M–9.1M copies, ≈ $30.6M–$82.3M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hack and Slash (6 of 8) and Action RPG (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Simulation, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Management + Singleplayer + Simulation; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 61 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal 2023	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M 685x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $30.6M–$82.3M after Steam's cut $55.7M–$126.7M before the cut	$19.99	225k reviews Mixed	ManagementSingleplayer
Antaria Online 2017	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	328 reviews Mixed	Early AccessJRPG
Way of the Samurai 4 2015	Est. copies ≈ 101k–165k 6.3x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $696k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionJRPG
After The End: The Harvest 2017	Est. copies ≈ 3k–6k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before the cut	$4.99	101 reviews Mixed	SpacePost-apocalyptic
Way of the Samurai 3 2016	Est. copies ≈ 38k–61k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $206k–$555k after Steam's cut $375k–$853k before the cut	$19.99	902 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionOpen World
Anima: Gate of Memories 2016	Est. copies ≈ 32k–52k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $176k–$473k after Steam's cut $320k–$727k before the cut	$19.99	769 reviews Mixed	Action RPGRPG
Reign of Darkness 2019	Est. copies ≈ 8k–13k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	284 reviews Mostly Positive	MMORPGOpen World
HordeCore 2022	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $11k–$26k before the cut	$5.99	154 reviews Mixed	RPGHack and Slash