How much revenue did Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition make?

$13.5M–$36.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition sell?

2.0M to 3.2M copies, based on its 38k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.0M–3.2M; $13.5M–$36.4M after Steam's cut $24.6M–$55.9M before the cut; from 38k 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 Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–3.8M

best case 19.6M (Hearts of Iron IV)

The Grand Strategy genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 1.2M–3.8M copies

≈ $11.6M–$53.9M after Steam's cut

from ~47k reviews

Best case

≈ 14.9M–24.2M copies

Hearts of Iron IV · ≈ $204.8M–$550.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Grand Strategy (8 of 8) and Historical (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with World War II + Grand Strategy, priced around $50.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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