How much revenue did Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire make?

An estimated 3.3M to 8.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire sell?

Q: How many copies did Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire sell?

An estimated 605k to 983k copies, based on its 20k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 605k–983k; $3.3M–$8.9M net $6.0M–$13.8M gross; from 20k 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 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–1.5M

best case 26.7M (Baldur's Gate 3)

The RPG lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.4M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.4M copies

≈ $14.6M after Steam's cut

from ~34k reviews

Best case

≈ 26.7M copies

Baldur's Gate 3 · ≈ $617.9M after Steam's cut

from 846k 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 RPG + Character Customization, priced around $52.
The breakout hits carry Story Rich + Character Customization + CRPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 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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