How much revenue did Despotism 3k make?

$256k–$689k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Despotism 3k sell?

Q: How many copies did Despotism 3k sell?

117k to 190k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 117k–190k; $256k–$689k after Steam's cut $466k–$1.1M before the cut; from 4k 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 Despotism 3k out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Despotism 3k's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 14k–1.5M

best case 4.7M (Crusader Kings III)

Games like Despotism 3k

The middle of these games

≈ 14k–1.5M copies

≈ $10k–$9.0M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

5 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Crusader Kings III at ≈ 3.5M–5.8M copies, ≈ $48.8M–$131.2M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 595 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 46 to 64k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dark Humor (6 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Medieval + Grand Strategy, priced around $50.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, and 2 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Crusader Kings III 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.8M 74x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $48.8M–$131.2M after Steam's cut $88.7M–$201.9M before the cut	$49.99	143k reviews Very Positive	StrategyMedieval
MiSide 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.7M 73x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.5M–$39.0M after Steam's cut $26.3M–$59.9M before the cut	$14.99	142k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Psychological HorrorCute
GLAD VALAKAS SIMULATOR 2018	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $6k–$15k before the cut	$0.99	430 reviews Very Positive	SimulationCasual
Imagine Lifetimes 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$23k before the cut	$5.99	139 reviews Mixed	Point & ClickSimulation
Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2018	Est. copies ≈ 385k–626k 6.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before the cut	$15.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Point & ClickPolitical Sim
Psychiatrist Simulator 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before the cut	$3.99	128 reviews Mostly Negative	SimulationDark Humor
Chushpan Simulator 2024	Est. copies ≈ 71k–116k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $59k–$157k after Steam's cut $106k–$242k before the cut	$2.99	3k reviews Very Positive	MemesLife Sim
The Confession 2020	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $14k–$37k after Steam's cut $25k–$57k before the cut	$1.99	1k reviews Very Positive	SimulationDark Humor