Sign in
wishvane

How many copies did DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 124k–201k
$2.0M–$5.5M after Steam's cut $3.7M–$8.4M before the cut
from 5k 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 DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 577k–1.3M
best case 9.0M (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
Games like DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake

The middle of these games

≈ 577k–1.3M copies

≈ $6.0M–$12.0M after Steam's cut

from ~14k 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.

Best case: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at ≈ 6.9M–11.1M copies, ≈ $94.2M–$253.3M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 11k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 795 to 92k.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Story Rich (8 of 8) and JRPG (7 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Turn-Based Combat + Story Rich, priced around $50. The breakout hits carry Exploration + Lore-Rich + Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, and 2 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2025
Est. copies
≈ 6.9M–11.1M
19x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$94.2M–$253.3M after Steam's cut $171.3M–$389.6M before the cut
$49.99
276k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Turn-Based CombatStory Rich
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
2021
Est. copies
≈ 281k–457k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.2M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.6M before the cut
$29.99
11k reviews
Very Positive
RPGTurn-Based Combat
FINAL FANTASY IX
2016
Est. copies
≈ 592k–962k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.4M–$9.2M after Steam's cut $6.2M–$14.1M before the cut
$20.99
14k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
2016
Est. copies
≈ 978k–1.6M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.1M–$21.7M after Steam's cut $14.7M–$33.3M before the cut
$29.99
23k reviews
Very Positive
JRPGTurn-Based Combat
DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition
2020
Est. copies
≈ 299k–486k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$3.3M–$8.8M after Steam's cut $6.0M–$13.6M before the cut
$39.99
12k reviews
Very Positive
JRPGTurn-Based Combat
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
2014
Est. copies
≈ 581k–943k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.2M–$8.6M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.2M before the cut
$19.99
10k reviews
Very Positive
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.7M
3.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$20.5M–$55.0M after Steam's cut $37.2M–$84.6M before the cut
$69.99
43k reviews
Very Positive
RPGJRPG
FINAL FANTASY® XIII
2014
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$4.9M–$13.2M after Steam's cut $8.9M–$20.3M before the cut
$15.99
20k reviews
Mostly Positive
JRPGRPG

Sizing up your own game? See what its genre can realistically do before you build it.