How much revenue did Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) make?

An estimated 101k to 271k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) sell?

Q: How many copies did Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) sell?

An estimated 15k to 24k copies, based on its 509 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $101k–$271k net $183k–$417k gross; from 509 reviews (Mixed)

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 Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 803–1k

best case 6.0M (Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition)

The Strategy lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 977 copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 977 copies

≈ $2k after Steam's cut

from ~31 reviews

Best case

≈ 6.0M copies

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition · ≈ $138.4M after Steam's cut

from 87k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

3 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 are breakout hits far above it, and 1 is too small to compare.

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 Strategy + Historical, priced around $30.
The breakout hits carry Historical + Grand Strategy + Tactical; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2009 to 2026, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Bronze (under $10k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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