How much revenue did This War of Mine make?

An estimated 27.8M to 74.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did This War of Mine sell?

Q: How many copies did This War of Mine sell?

An estimated 5.1M to 8.2M copies, based on its 97k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.1M–8.2M; $27.8M–$74.7M net $50.5M–$115.0M gross; from 97k 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 This War of Mine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including This War of Mine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.1M–6.9M

best case 27.0M (The Forest)

The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 4.6M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 4.6M copies

≈ $43.1M after Steam's cut

from ~90k reviews

Best case

≈ 27.0M copies

The Forest · ≈ $208.6M after Steam's cut

from 677k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Horror + Crafting; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2004 to 2024, 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.

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