How much revenue did Shadow Empire make?

$559k–$1.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shadow Empire sell?

Q: How many copies did Shadow Empire sell?

51k to 83k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 51k–83k; $559k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before the cut; from 2k 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 Shadow Empire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadow Empire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 24.9M–56.2M

best case 85.4M (Garry's Mod)

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

≈ 24.9M–56.2M copies

≈ $231.9M–$344.3M after Steam's cut

from ~723k reviews

Best case

≈ 65.1M–105.7M copies

Garry's Mod · ≈ $178.7M–$480.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Survival (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Moddable, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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