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How many copies did Pandemic: The Board Game sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 21k–34k
from 685 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 Pandemic: The Board Game out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pandemic: The Board Game's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 860k–2.7M
best case 3.6M (Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer(大富翁))
The Board Game lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.4M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.4M copies
≈ $5.5M after Steam's cut
from ~42k reviews
Best case
≈ 3.6M copies
Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer(大富翁)
from 80k 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 Board Game + Free to Play, priced around $14.
  • The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, 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

2022
Est. copies
≈ 705k–1.1M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.7M–$7.3M net $4.9M–$11.2M gross
$13.99
29k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzleRelaxing +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 2.7M–4.5M
1.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
80k reviews
Mixed
Board GameFree to Play +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.6M
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$18.8M–$50.5M net $34.1M–$77.7M gross
$19.99
74k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
TabletopBoard Game +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$5.1M–$13.7M net $9.3M–$21.1M gross
$9.99
54k reviews
Mostly Positive
Card GameMultiplayer +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 788k–1.3M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.2M–$8.7M net $5.9M–$13.4M gross
$14.99
17k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Co-opLocal Multiplayer +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 425k–690k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.3M net $4.2M–$9.7M gross
$19.99
14k reviews
Mostly Positive
SimulationChoices Matter +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 1.3M–2.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$2.6M–$6.9M net $4.7M–$10.6M gross
$6.99
56k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerCasual +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 504k–818k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
10k reviews
Very Positive
Card GameCasual +6

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