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How many copies did DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 4.6M–7.5M
$51.0M–$137.2M net $92.8M–$211.1M gross
from 153k 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 DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED out and predicted the genre from its 6 similar games. Every figure here, including DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.8M–17.5M
best case 36.0M (ELDEN RING)
The RPG lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 13.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 13.3M copies
≈ $167.5M after Steam's cut
from ~318k reviews
Best case
≈ 36.0M copies
ELDEN RING · ≈ $833.9M after Steam's cut
from 1.1M reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

3 of your 6 games sit in the typical range; 3 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, priced around $60.
  • The breakout hits carry RPG + Story Rich; 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.

Similar games

2023
Est. copies
≈ 20.3M–33.0M
2.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$335.0M–$900.7M net $609.1M–$1385.7M gross
$59.99
846k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
RPGCharacter Customization +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 40.6M–66.1M
2.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$447.0M–$1201.9M net $812.8M–$1849.1M gross
$39.99
876k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open WorldRPG +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 27.4M–44.5M
3.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$452.2M–$1215.7M net $822.1M–$1870.3M gross
$59.99
1.1M reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeOpen World +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 6.3M–10.3M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$8.7M–$23.4M net $15.8M–$35.9M gross
$4.99
264k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 10.1M–16.4M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$166.7M–$448.1M net $303.0M–$689.4M gross
$59.99
351k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Souls-likeDifficult +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 16.5M–26.8M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$90.8M–$244.2M net $165.1M–$375.6M gross
$19.99
318k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldRPG +6

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