How much revenue did Mark of the Ninja make?

Mark of the Ninja is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Mark of the Ninja sell?

Q: How many copies did Mark of the Ninja sell?

394k to 640k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 394k–640k; from 16k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Mark of the Ninja and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mark of the Ninja's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 227k–308k

best case 277k (Mark of the Ninja: Remastered)

Games like Mark of the Ninja

A typical game among these

≈ 227k–308k copies

≈ $923k–$1.7M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Mark of the Ninja: Remastered at ≈ 211k–343k copies, ≈ $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Ninja (6 of 8) and Stealth (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Stealth + Ninja, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2009 to 2021, 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 31 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
RONIN 2015	Est. copies ≈ 120k–195k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $429k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $780k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$12.99	2k reviews Mixed	IndieAction
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered 2018	Est. copies ≈ 211k–343k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	7k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	StealthNinja
Within the blade 2019	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $31k–$83k after Steam's cut $56k–$128k before Steam's cut	$10.99	355 reviews Very Positive	ActionIndie
Master Spy 2015	Est. copies ≈ 19k–31k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $53k–$143k after Steam's cut $97k–$220k before Steam's cut	$9.99	396 reviews Mostly Positive	PlatformerIndie
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China 2015	Est. copies ≈ 191k–310k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $524k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $954k–$2.2M before Steam's cut	$9.99	4k reviews Mostly Positive	AssassinStealth
Whisper Trip 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k too small to compare SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $6k–$15k before Steam's cut	$4.99	105 reviews Mixed	ActionOnline Co-Op
Mini Ninjas 2009	Est. copies ≈ 305k–496k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $838k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.5M before Steam's cut	$9.99	5k reviews Very Positive	AdventureAction
Shadow Ninja: Apocalypse 2015	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k too small to compare SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $13k–$34k after Steam's cut $23k–$52k before Steam's cut	$4.99	187 reviews Mixed	NinjaRogue-like