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How many copies did The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 66k–108k
$274k–$737k after Steam's cut $498k–$1.1M 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 The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 34.0M–53.6M
best case 126.2M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)
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
≈ 34.0M–53.6M copies
≈ $492.3M–$787.8M after Steam's cut
from ~934k reviews
Best case
≈ 96.1M–156.2M copies
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Mythology + Action RPG, priced around $35.
The era
The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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