How much revenue did Compass of Destiny: Istanbul make?

$6k–$17k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Compass of Destiny: Istanbul sell?

Q: How many copies did Compass of Destiny: Istanbul sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 92 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $11k–$26k before Steam's cut; from 92 reviews (Mostly 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 Compass of Destiny: Istanbul and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Compass of Destiny: Istanbul's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–46k

best case 7.3M (鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal)

Games like Compass of Destiny: Istanbul

A typical game among these

≈ 8k–46k copies

≈ $12k–$388k after Steam's cut

from ~327 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal at ≈ 5.6M–9.1M copies, ≈ $30.6M–$82.4M 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 Hack and Slash (6 of 8) and Action RPG (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Simulation, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Management + Singleplayer + Simulation; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2023, 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 61 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
鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal 2023	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M 687x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $30.6M–$82.4M after Steam's cut $55.7M–$126.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	225k reviews Mixed	ManagementSingleplayer
Antaria Online 2017	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	327 reviews Mixed	Early AccessJRPG
Way of the Samurai 4 2015	Est. copies ≈ 102k–166k 6.4x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $702k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionJRPG
After The End: The Harvest 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $5k–$13k after Steam's cut $9k–$20k before Steam's cut	$4.99	102 reviews Mixed	SpacePost-apocalyptic
Way of the Samurai 3 2016	Est. copies ≈ 38k–62k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $210k–$566k after Steam's cut $383k–$870k before Steam's cut	$19.99	920 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionOpen World
Anima: Gate of Memories 2016	Est. copies ≈ 32k–52k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $177k–$475k after Steam's cut $321k–$731k before Steam's cut	$19.99	773 reviews Mixed	Action RPGRPG
Reign of Darkness 2019	Est. copies ≈ 8k–13k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	283 reviews Mostly Positive	MMORPGOpen World
HordeCore 2022	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $12k–$27k before Steam's cut	$5.99	157 reviews Mixed	RPGHack and Slash