How much revenue did Empire of Sin make?

An estimated 1.8M to 4.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Empire of Sin sell?

Q: How many copies did Empire of Sin sell?

An estimated 165k to 269k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 165k–269k; $1.8M–$4.9M net $3.3M–$7.5M gross; from 6k reviews (Mixed)

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 Empire of Sin out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Empire of Sin's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 257k–656k

best case 9.6M (Schedule I)

The Management lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 429k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 429k copies

≈ $3.4M after Steam's cut

from ~11k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.6M copies

Schedule I · ≈ $74.5M after Steam's cut

from 306k 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 Simulation + Co-op, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Co-op + Multiplayer + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, 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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