How much revenue did Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition make?

An estimated 49.9M to 134.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition sell?

An estimated 5.2M to 8.4M copies, based on its 180k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.2M–8.4M; $49.9M–$134.2M net $90.7M–$206.4M gross; from 180k 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 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.9M–4.8M

best case 5.4M (Frostpunk)

The Base-Building lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 3.8M copies.

A typical game

≈ 3.8M copies

≈ $49.6M after Steam's cut

from ~93k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.4M copies

Frostpunk · ≈ $62.8M after Steam's cut

from 136k 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 City Builder + Survival, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2013 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.

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