How much revenue did Wolfenstein 3D make?

$380k–$1.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wolfenstein 3D sell?

Q: How many copies did Wolfenstein 3D sell?

277k to 450k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 277k–450k; $380k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $690k–$1.6M before Steam's cut; from 4k 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 Wolfenstein 3D and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wolfenstein 3D's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.0M–7.9M

best case 8.8M (Battlefield™ V)

Games like Wolfenstein 3D

A typical game among these

≈ 4.0M–7.9M copies

≈ $36.9M–$87.2M after Steam's cut

from ~112k 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.

Best case: Battlefield™ V at ≈ 6.7M–10.9M copies, ≈ $92.2M–$247.8M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 8k reviews in their first month; the range was 1k to 47k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Shooter (8 of 8) and FPS (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + World War II, priced around $50.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2008 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).

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Heroes & Generals 2016	Est. copies ≈ 5.9M–9.6M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue Free	Free	142k reviews Mixed	Free to PlayWorld War II
Sniper Elite 4 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.2M–3.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $35.9M–$96.6M after Steam's cut $65.4M–$148.7M before Steam's cut	$59.99	63k reviews Very Positive	SniperAction
World of Tanks Blitz 2016	Est. copies ≈ 6.4M–10.4M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue Free	Free	153k reviews Mostly Positive	TanksFree to Play
Call of Duty: World at War 2008	Est. copies ≈ 3.4M–5.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $18.6M–$49.9M after Steam's cut $33.7M–$76.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	53k reviews Very Positive	ZombiesWorld War II
Wolfenstein: The New Order 2014	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $19.2M–$51.7M after Steam's cut $34.9M–$79.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	62k reviews Very Positive	FPSAction
Battlefield 4™ 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $22.4M–$60.1M after Steam's cut $40.7M–$92.5M before Steam's cut	$39.99	82k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerFPS
Battlefield™ V 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.7M–10.9M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $92.2M–$247.8M after Steam's cut $167.6M–$381.2M before Steam's cut	$49.99	270k reviews Mostly Positive	FPSMultiplayer
Hell Let Loose 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3.7M–6.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $51.1M–$137.3M after Steam's cut $92.9M–$211.3M before Steam's cut	$49.99	150k reviews Very Positive	ShooterRealistic