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How many copies did Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 7.0M–11.4M
$86.8M–$233.5M net $157.9M–$359.2M gross
from 204k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 875k–1.3M
best case 27.0M (The Forest)
The Turn-Based Combat lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 1.1M copies
≈ $14.7M after Steam's cut
from ~32k 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 + Survival + Horror; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2017 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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21x vs typical
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