How much revenue did The Citadel make?

$328k–$881k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Citadel sell?

Q: How many copies did The Citadel sell?

79k to 129k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 79k–129k; $328k–$881k after Steam's cut $596k–$1.4M 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.

Does this actually work?

We left The Citadel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Citadel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 825k–1.7M

best case 11.1M (Half-Life)

The FPS 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

≈ 825k–1.7M copies

≈ $3.3M–$6.2M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.5M–13.8M copies

Half-Life · ≈ $23.2M–$62.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (7 of 8) and Shooter (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Classic, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + 1990's + Sci-fi; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 1998 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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