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The realistic ceiling for Grand strategy games

Two honest reads of what Grand strategy games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 20k–50k copies
$84k–$210k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 200k–500k copies
$839k–$2.1M net, est.

Based on the 983 Grand strategy games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Grand strategy games gathered on wishvane

Across the 90 Grand strategy games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 611k copies (est.), with Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI the biggest at ≈ 19.7M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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