How much revenue did Wasteland 2: Director's Cut make?

$3.5M–$9.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wasteland 2: Director's Cut sell?

Q: How many copies did Wasteland 2: Director's Cut sell?

421k to 684k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 421k–684k; $3.5M–$9.3M after Steam's cut $6.3M–$14.4M before the cut; from 8k 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 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wasteland 2: Director's Cut's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 598k–1.2M

best case 5.7M (XCOM® 2)

The Turn-Based 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

≈ 598k–1.2M copies

≈ $4.6M–$9.8M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.3M–7.1M copies

XCOM® 2 · ≈ $23.9M–$64.2M 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 (6 of 8) and Turn-Based Combat (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Isometric + Turn-Based Combat, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry PvE + Top-Down + Military; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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