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How many copies did Sword With Sauce sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 197k–320k
$270k–$725k net $491k–$1.1M gross
from 6k 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 Sword With Sauce out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sword With Sauce's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.4M–7.7M
best case 29.9M (Dying Light)
The Open World lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 6.6M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 6.6M copies
≈ $96.6M after Steam's cut
from ~134k reviews
Best case
≈ 29.9M copies
Dying Light · ≈ $288.3M after Steam's cut
from 490k 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 Zombies + Survival Horror, priced around $25.
  • The breakout hits carry Zombies + Online Co-Op + Survival Horror; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2013 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.

Similar games

2014
Est. copies
≈ 5.0M–8.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$27.5M–$74.1M net $50.1M–$113.9M gross
$19.99
96k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 7.1M–11.6M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$29.4M–$78.9M net $53.4M–$121.4M gross
$14.99
137k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
HorrorFirst-Person +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 5.6M–9.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$92.8M–$249.5M net $168.7M–$383.8M gross
$59.99
185k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldRPG +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 3.2M–5.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$53.2M–$143.2M net $96.8M–$220.2M gross
$59.99
134k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open WorldSuperhero +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4.4M–7.1M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$72.3M–$194.3M net $131.4M–$298.9M gross
$59.99
127k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAssassin +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 22.8M–37.0M
3.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$156.3M–$420.4M net $284.3M–$646.7M gross
$24.99
490k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ZombiesSurvival Horror +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.8M–6.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$52.4M–$140.9M net $95.3M–$216.7M gross
$49.99
95k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldHacking +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 6.1M–10.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$50.6M–$136.1M net $92.1M–$209.4M gross
$29.99
153k reviews
Very Positive
AdventureAction +6

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