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How big is Blood of Steel?
Estimated owners
≈ 182k–296k
from 7k reviews (Mostly 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 Blood of Steel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blood of Steel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.8M–8.3M
best case 11.7M (Mount & Blade: Warband)
The Action lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 6.3M copies.

A typical game
≈ 6.3M copies
≈ $70.0M after Steam's cut
from ~123k reviews
Best case
≈ 11.7M copies
Mount & Blade: Warband · ≈ $90.4M after Steam's cut
from 171k reviews

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 + RPG, priced around $20.
  • The games you compared span 2010 to 2021, 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.

Similar games

2010
Est. copies
≈ 8.9M–14.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$49.0M–$131.7M net $89.1M–$202.7M gross
$19.99
171k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MedievalRPG +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4.0M–6.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$54.8M–$147.3M net $99.6M–$226.6M gross
$49.99
116k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction +6
2012
Est. copies
≈ 7.2M–11.8M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$29.8M–$80.1M net $54.2M–$123.3M gross
$14.99
139k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
2DOnline Co-Op +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 3.2M–5.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$8.8M–$23.7M net $16.0M–$36.5M gross
$9.99
93k reviews
Mostly Positive
MMORPGMassively Multiplayer +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 6.0M–9.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$66.5M–$178.7M net $120.8M–$274.9M gross
$39.99
130k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 5.6M–9.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$46.1M–$124.0M net $83.8M–$190.7M gross
$29.99
163k reviews
Mixed
MedievalSwordplay +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$14.8M–$39.7M net $26.9M–$61.1M gross
$29.99
68k reviews
Mixed
Action RPGHack and Slash +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$17.1M–$46.0M net $31.1M–$70.8M gross
$49.99
50k reviews
Very Positive
RPGAction +6

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