How much revenue did The Banner Saga make?

$5.7M–$15.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Banner Saga sell?

Q: How many copies did The Banner Saga sell?

827k to 1.3M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 827k–1.3M; $5.7M–$15.3M after Steam's cut $10.3M–$23.5M before the cut; from 16k reviews (Very 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 The Banner Saga out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Banner Saga's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.5M–8.4M

best case 26.7M (Baldur's Gate 3)

The Turn-Based Combat 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

≈ 5.5M–8.4M copies

≈ $52.8M–$115.7M after Steam's cut

from ~141k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.4M–33.1M copies

Baldur's Gate 3 · ≈ $335.8M–$902.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Combat (4 of 8) and Fantasy (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Character Customization + Choices Matter, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Choices Matter + Dungeons & Dragons + Open World Survival Craft; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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