How much revenue did Total War: PHARAOH make?

$1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Total War: PHARAOH sell?

Q: How many copies did Total War: PHARAOH sell?

129k to 210k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 129k–210k; $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$5.9M before the cut; from 5k reviews (Mixed)

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 Total War: PHARAOH out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Total War: PHARAOH's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.8M–7.7M

best case 19.6M (Hearts of Iron IV)

The Grand Strategy 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

≈ 4.8M–7.7M copies

≈ $100.7M–$159.6M after Steam's cut

from ~137k reviews

Best case

≈ 14.9M–24.2M copies

Hearts of Iron IV · ≈ $204.8M–$550.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Grand Strategy (8 of 8) and Historical (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with World War II + Grand Strategy, priced around $50. The breakout hits carry World War II + Alternate History + Military; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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