How much revenue did Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator make?

$441k–$1.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator sell?

80k to 130k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 80k–130k; $441k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $801k–$1.8M before the cut; from 3k 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 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 43k–109k

best case 645k (Backpack Battles)

The Auto Battler genre

6 of your 8 similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 43k–109k copies

≈ $156k–$801k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 491k–799k copies

Backpack Battles · ≈ $2.0M–$5.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Auto Battler (6 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Auto Battler + Inventory Management, priced around $15.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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