How much revenue did Darkest Dungeon® II make?

$7.0M–$18.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Darkest Dungeon® II sell?

Q: How many copies did Darkest Dungeon® II sell?

635k to 1.0M copies, based on its 26k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 635k–1.0M; $7.0M–$18.8M after Steam's cut $12.7M–$28.9M before the cut; from 26k reviews (Mostly 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 Darkest Dungeon® II out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Darkest Dungeon® II's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 78k–106k

best case 217k (Black Book)

The Turn-Based Tactics genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 78k–106k copies

≈ $450k–$811k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 166k–269k copies

Black Book · ≈ $1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Tactics (6 of 8) and Card Battler (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Card Battler + Turn-Based Tactics, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Female Protagonist + Card Game + Turn-Based; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 3 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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