How much revenue did DARK SOULS™ III make?

An estimated 288.6M to 776.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DARK SOULS™ III sell?

Q: How many copies did DARK SOULS™ III sell?

An estimated 17.5M to 28.4M copies, based on its 437k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 17.5M–28.4M; $288.6M–$776.0M net $524.7M–$1193.8M gross; from 437k 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 DARK SOULS™ III out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DARK SOULS™ III's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.4M–12.0M

best case 37.9M (Black Myth: Wukong)

The Souls-like lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 8.2M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 8.2M copies

≈ $108.3M after Steam's cut

from ~171k reviews

Best case

≈ 37.9M copies

Black Myth: Wukong · ≈ $878.1M after Steam's cut

from 1.2M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits 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 Action RPG + Souls-like, priced around $60.
The breakout hits carry Action RPG + Mythology + RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 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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