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How many copies did Oriental Dynasty - Silk Road defense war sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 15k–24k
$25k–$66k after Steam's cut $45k–$102k before the cut
from 622 reviews (Mostly 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 Oriental Dynasty - Silk Road defense war out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Oriental Dynasty - Silk Road defense war's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 511k–1.4M
best case 1.9M (They Are Billions)
The Building 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
≈ 511k–1.4M copies
≈ $2.1M–$6.9M after Steam's cut
from ~16k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.5M–2.4M copies
They Are Billions · ≈ $12.2M–$32.7M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Building (5 of 8) and City Builder (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Base-Building + Colony Sim, priced around $30.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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