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How many copies did The Dark Horde sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 1k–2k
$2k–$6k net $4k–$9k gross
from 45 reviews (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 The Dark Horde out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Dark Horde's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 459k–1.9M
best case 8.2M (Slay the Spire)
The Card Game lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.2M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.2M copies
≈ $5.0M after Steam's cut
from ~37k reviews
Best case
≈ 8.2M copies
Slay the Spire · ≈ $78.8M after Steam's cut
from 216k 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 Roguelike Deckbuilder + Card Game, priced around $25.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2024. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2021
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.9M–$23.8M net $16.1M–$36.7M gross
$29.99
43k reviews
Very Positive
Story RichCard Game +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 1.3M–2.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
49k reviews
Mixed
Free to PlayCard Game +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.1M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
65k reviews
Very Positive
PvETrading Card Game +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 312k–506k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$1.7M–$4.6M net $3.1M–$7.1M gross
$19.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
Rogue-likeStrategy +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 327k–531k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$6.0M net $4.1M–$9.3M gross
$24.99
14k reviews
Very Positive
Roguelike DeckbuilderAnime +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 6.2M–10.1M
5.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$42.7M–$114.9M net $77.7M–$176.8M gross
$24.99
216k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Roguelike DeckbuilderCard Game +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 758k–1.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.1M–$8.4M net $5.7M–$12.9M gross
$14.99
32k reviews
Very Positive
RPGOpen World +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 357k–581k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.0M–$5.3M net $3.6M–$8.1M gross
$19.99
14k reviews
Very Positive
Card BattlerRogue-lite +6

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