How much revenue did Baldur's Gate 3 make?

$335.8M–$902.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Baldur's Gate 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Baldur's Gate 3 sell?

20.4M to 33.1M copies, based on its 848k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 20.4M–33.1M; $335.8M–$902.8M after Steam's cut $610.5M–$1388.9M before the cut; from 848k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Baldur's Gate 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Baldur's Gate 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 20.2M–34.0M

best case 36.0M (ELDEN RING)

The Open World 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

≈ 20.2M–34.0M copies

≈ $229.2M–$652.3M after Steam's cut

from ~476k reviews

Best case

≈ 27.5M–44.6M copies

ELDEN RING · ≈ $453.0M–$1218.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (6 of 8) and Third Person (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Souls-like + Open World, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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