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How many copies did Scythe: Digital Edition sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 116k–188k
$636k–$1.7M net $1.2M–$2.6M gross
from 4k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Scythe: Digital Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Scythe: Digital Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 971k–1.8M
best case 3.4M (Dota Underlords)
The Strategy lane

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

A typical game
≈ 1.4M copies
≈ $8.2M after Steam's cut
from ~29k reviews
Best case
≈ 3.4M copies
Dota Underlords
from 91k 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 Free to Play + Strategy, priced around $22.
  • The games you compared span 2014 to 2021, 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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