How many copies did The RPG Engine sell?

7k to 12k copies, based on its 302 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did The RPG Engine make?

The RPG Engine is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is The RPG Engine?

Estimated owners: ≈ 7k–12k; from 302 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 RPG Engine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The RPG Engine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 604k–1.3M

best case 1.5M (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader)

The Simulation genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 604k–1.3M copies

≈ $4.5M–$10.8M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · ≈ $15.3M–$41.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (4 of 8) and Card Game (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Character Customization + Cinematic, priced around $50.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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