How much revenue did Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap make?

$913k–$2.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap sell?

Q: How many copies did Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap sell?

111k to 180k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 111k–180k; $913k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.8M before the cut; from 5k reviews (Mostly 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 Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 470k–969k

best case 1.3M (Orcs Must Die! 2)

The Third-Person Shooter genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 470k–969k copies

≈ $2.1M–$7.6M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.0M–1.7M copies

Orcs Must Die! 2 · ≈ $4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Third-Person Shooter (4 of 8) and Tower Defense (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Co-op, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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