How much revenue did Orcs Must Die! 3 make?

$3.0M–$8.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Orcs Must Die! 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Orcs Must Die! 3 sell?

368k to 597k copies, based on its 15k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 368k–597k; $3.0M–$8.2M after Steam's cut $5.5M–$12.5M before the cut; from 15k 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 Orcs Must Die! 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Orcs Must Die! 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 64k–597k

best case 1.3M (Orcs Must Die! 2)

The Co-op 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

≈ 64k–597k copies

≈ $131k–$3.6M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.0M–1.7M copies

Orcs Must Die! 2 · ≈ $4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Co-op (5 of 8) and Tower Defense (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Co-op, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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