How much revenue did Ritual: Spellcasting RPG make?

$2k–$6k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ritual: Spellcasting RPG sell?

Q: How many copies did Ritual: Spellcasting RPG sell?

864 to 1k copies, based on its 30 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 864–1k; $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before Steam's cut; from 30 reviews (Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Ritual: Spellcasting RPG and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ritual: Spellcasting RPG's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–3.5M

best case 5.3M (Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™)

Games like Ritual: Spellcasting RPG

A typical game among these

≈ 2.3M–3.5M copies

≈ $23.4M–$28.3M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ at ≈ 4.0M–6.6M copies, ≈ $55.4M–$149.1M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Fantasy (7 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Fantasy + Third Person, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Third Person + Mature + Choices Matter; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2008 to 2023, and none of them 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ 2014	Est. copies ≈ 5.5M–8.9M 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $30.0M–$80.6M after Steam's cut $54.5M–$124.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	97k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldAction
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4.0M–6.6M 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $55.4M–$149.1M after Steam's cut $100.8M–$229.3M before Steam's cut	$49.99	117k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldAction
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition 2012	Est. copies ≈ 5.7M–9.3M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $31.5M–$84.6M after Steam's cut $57.2M–$130.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	91k reviews Very Positive	RPGFantasy
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut 2008	Est. copies ≈ 5.5M–9.0M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.2M–$40.9M after Steam's cut $27.7M–$63.0M before Steam's cut	$9.99	88k reviews Very Positive	RPGFantasy
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) 2009	Est. copies ≈ 3.4M–5.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $13.8M–$37.2M after Steam's cut $25.2M–$57.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RPGOpen World
Lords of the Fallen 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $11.6M–$31.1M after Steam's cut $21.0M–$47.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	57k reviews Mixed	Souls-likeExploration
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009) 2009	Est. copies ≈ 0 too small to compare SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $0 after Steam's cut $0 before Steam's cut	$19.99	0 reviews No user reviews	RPGOpen World
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 2016	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $16.9M–$45.4M after Steam's cut $30.7M–$69.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	49k reviews Very Positive	RPGOpen World