How much revenue did Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition make?

An estimated 12.9M to 34.6M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition sell?

An estimated 1.9M to 3.0M copies, based on its 36k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.9M–3.0M; $12.9M–$34.6M net $23.4M–$53.3M gross; from 36k 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 Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.9M–9.3M

best case 9.2M (Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 6.8M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 6.8M copies

≈ $92.0M after Steam's cut

from ~151k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.2M copies

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · ≈ $178.1M after Steam's cut

from 293k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 2 are 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 Medieval + Strategy, priced around $50.
The breakout hits carry Open World + War + RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2010 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.

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