How much revenue did Dishonored make?

$12.5M–$33.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dishonored sell?

Q: How many copies did Dishonored sell?

4.5M to 7.4M copies, based on its 87k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.5M–7.4M; $12.5M–$33.5M after Steam's cut $22.6M–$51.5M before the cut; from 87k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Dishonored out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dishonored's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 696k–1.1M

best case 3.5M (Dishonored 2)

The Stealth 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

≈ 696k–1.1M copies

≈ $6.3M–$11.3M after Steam's cut

from ~24k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.7M–4.3M copies

Dishonored 2 · ≈ $21.9M–$58.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Stealth (6 of 8) and First-Person (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Stealth + First-Person, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Story Rich + Atmospheric + Assassin; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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