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How many copies did Shadow Warrior sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.4M–2.3M
$11.4M–$30.7M after Steam's cut $20.8M–$47.3M before the cut
from 27k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Shadow Warrior out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadow Warrior's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–4.3M
best case 12.9M (Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition)
The Gore genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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
≈ 1.3M–4.3M copies
≈ $19.8M–$47.9M after Steam's cut
from ~49k reviews
Best case
≈ 9.8M–15.9M copies
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition · ≈ $107.8M–$289.9M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Gore (4 of 8) and Medieval (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Open World + Pirates, priced around $40.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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