How much revenue did DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition make?

DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition sell?

4.1M to 6.6M copies, based on its 79k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.1M–6.6M; from 79k 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 DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.3M–36.0M

best case 37.9M (Black Myth: Wukong)

The Souls-like genre

All 5 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

≈ 7.3M–36.0M copies

≈ $81.4M–$835.5M after Steam's cut

from ~352k reviews

Best case

≈ 28.9M–46.9M copies

Black Myth: Wukong · ≈ $476.4M–$1280.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Souls-like (5 of 5) and Action RPG (3 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mythology + Action RPG, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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