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How many copies did Lord of the Rings: War in the North sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 493k–802k
from 9k 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 Lord of the Rings: War in the North out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Lord of the Rings: War in the North's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 27.5M–60.4M
best case 125.9M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 35.4M copies.

A typical game
≈ 35.4M copies
≈ $262.7M after Steam's cut
from ~720k reviews
Best case
≈ 125.9M copies
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
from 2.1M 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 Open World + Action, priced around $22.
  • The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, 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.

Similar games

2015
Est. copies
≈ 95.9M–155.8M
2.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2.1M reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 79.8M–129.7M
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$219.2M–$589.5M net $398.6M–$906.9M gross
$9.99
1.5M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSandbox +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 34.8M–56.5M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
669k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayAction RPG +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 27.4M–44.5M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$452.2M–$1215.8M net $822.2M–$1870.4M gross
$59.99
1.1M reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeOpen World +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 26.5M–43.1M
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$109.4M–$294.2M net $199.0M–$452.6M gross
$14.99
772k reviews
Very Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 13.3M–21.6M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$73.2M–$196.8M net $133.1M–$302.8M gross
$19.99
537k reviews
Very Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 22.8M–37.0M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$156.3M–$420.4M net $284.3M–$646.7M gross
$24.99
490k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 15.6M–25.3M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$128.5M–$345.4M net $233.6M–$531.5M gross
$29.99
512k reviews
Very Positive
Co-opMultiplayer +6

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