How many copies did Path of Exile sell?

15.8M to 25.6M copies, based on its 250k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Path of Exile make?

Path of Exile is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Path of Exile?

Estimated owners: ≈ 15.8M–25.6M; from 250k 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 Path of Exile out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Path of Exile's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 401k–1.1M

best case 7.3M (Path of Exile 2)

Games like Path of Exile

The middle of these games

≈ 401k–1.1M copies

≈ $1.8M–$3.1M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

No genre covers most of your similar games. The closest is Fantasy (3 of 8), so the genre you lead with is still undecided.

Of the 416 indie games that passed 1,000 reviews in 2022, 11.8% were novel genre mixes and 88.2% stuck to an established genre. Published indie market research.

Best case: Path of Exile 2 at ≈ 5.6M–9.1M copies, ≈ $45.9M–$123.5M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Fantasy (3 of 8) and Souls-like (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action RPG + Hack and Slash, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry MMORPG + Isometric + Action RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, and 1 of your 8 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 79 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
Path of Exile 2 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M 22x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $45.9M–$123.5M after Steam's cut $83.5M–$190.0M before the cut	$29.99	225k reviews Mostly Positive	Action RPGHack and Slash
Little Witch Nobeta 2022	Est. copies ≈ 249k–405k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.1M before the cut	$24.99	10k reviews Very Positive	CuteFunny
Enclave 2013	Est. copies ≈ 419k–680k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before the cut	$9.99	7k reviews Mostly Positive	RPGAction
Mountain 2014	Est. copies ≈ 912k–1.5M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $248k–$668k after Steam's cut $452k–$1.0M before the cut	$0.99	16k reviews Very Positive	SimulationIndie
Garfield Kart 2015	Est. copies ≈ 690k–1.1M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $947k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.9M before the cut	$4.99	14k reviews Very Positive	Cult ClassicCombat Racing
Stoneshard: Prologue 2018	Est. copies ≈ 108k–176k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Very Positive	RPGAdventure
Risen 3 - Titan Lords 2014	Est. copies ≈ 362k–588k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.0M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.2M before the cut	$14.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	RPGOpen World
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $9.6M–$25.8M after Steam's cut $17.5M–$39.7M before the cut	$29.99	21k reviews Mixed	Souls-likeDark Fantasy