How much revenue did Thief II: The Metal Age make?

$261k–$701k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Thief II: The Metal Age sell?

Q: How many copies did Thief II: The Metal Age sell?

136k to 220k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 136k–220k; $261k–$701k after Steam's cut $474k–$1.1M before Steam's cut; from 2k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Thief II: The Metal Age and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Thief II: The Metal Age's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 160k–283k

best case 7.3M (Dishonored)

Games like Thief II: The Metal Age

A typical game among these

≈ 160k–283k copies

≈ $516k–$849k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Dishonored at ≈ 5.6M–9.1M copies, ≈ $15.3M–$41.3M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Stealth (6 of 8) and First-Person (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Stealth + First-Person, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Assassin; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2007 to 2016, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 52 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Thief Gold (1999) 2012	Est. copies ≈ 266k–432k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $511k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $929k–$2.1M before Steam's cut	$6.99	4k reviews Very Positive	StealthClassic
Dishonored 2012	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M 34x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $15.3M–$41.3M after Steam's cut $27.9M–$63.5M before Steam's cut	$9.99	88k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	StealthFirst-Person
Thief: Deadly Shadows 2007	Est. copies ≈ 166k–269k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $409k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $744k–$1.7M before Steam's cut	$8.99	3k reviews Very Positive	StealthAtmospheric
Assassin's Creed 2 2010	Est. copies ≈ 3.9M–6.3M 24x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $21.4M–$57.5M after Steam's cut $38.9M–$88.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	62k reviews Very Positive	ActionOpen World
BioShock™ 2007	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M 12x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $11.2M–$30.1M after Steam's cut $20.4M–$46.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	32k reviews Very Positive	FPSAtmospheric
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain 2013	Est. copies ≈ 78k–127k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $150k–$403k after Steam's cut $273k–$621k before Steam's cut	$6.99	1k reviews Mixed	ActionVampire
Dishonored 2 2016	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.5M 26x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $23.0M–$61.8M after Steam's cut $41.8M–$95.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	67k reviews Very Positive	StealthFirst-Person
Assassin's Creed® Syndicate 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M 13x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $13.4M–$35.9M after Steam's cut $24.3M–$55.3M before Steam's cut	$29.99	33k reviews Very Positive	AssassinOpen World