How much revenue did Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun make?

An estimated 16.9M to 45.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun sell?

Q: How many copies did Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun sell?

An estimated 1.5M to 2.5M copies, based on its 38k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.5M–2.5M; $16.9M–$45.3M net $30.6M–$69.7M gross; from 38k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.8M–3.9M

best case 123.2M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 2.9M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 2.9M copies

≈ $49.3M after Steam's cut

from ~57k reviews

Best case

≈ 123.2M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

from 2.7M 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 + FPS, priced around $10.
The breakout hits carry FPS + Looter Shooter + Battle Royale; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2023, 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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