How much revenue did Kenshi make?

$28.7M–$77.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Kenshi sell?

Q: How many copies did Kenshi sell?

3.5M to 5.7M copies, based on its 115k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.5M–5.7M; $28.7M–$77.3M after Steam's cut $52.3M–$118.9M before the cut; from 115k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Kenshi out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Kenshi's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 32.9M–73.9M

best case 126.0M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)

The Open World 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

≈ 32.9M–73.9M copies

≈ $205.6M–$448.3M after Steam's cut

from ~905k reviews

Best case

≈ 96.0M–156.0M copies

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (6 of 8) and Crafting (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Crime, priced around $20.
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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