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How many copies did In Verbis Virtus sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 82k–134k
$452k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $822k–$1.9M before Steam's cut
from 2k 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 In Verbis Virtus and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including In Verbis Virtus's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–3.5M
best case 57.5M (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered)
Games like In Verbis Virtus

A typical game among these

≈ 2.3M–3.5M copies

≈ $23.4M–$28.3M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered at ≈ 43.8M–71.2M copies, ≈ $602.5M–$1620.0M 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 Fantasy (7 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Fantasy, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Third Person + Mature; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2008 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4.0M–6.6M
2.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$55.4M–$149.1M after Steam's cut $100.8M–$229.3M before Steam's cut
$49.99
117k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction
Lords of the Fallen
2023
Est. copies
≈ 1.4M–2.3M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$11.6M–$31.1M after Steam's cut $21.0M–$47.8M before Steam's cut
$29.99
57k reviews
Mixed
Souls-likeExploration
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered
2015
Est. copies
≈ 43.8M–71.2M
17x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$602.5M–$1620.0M after Steam's cut $1095.5M–$2492.3M before Steam's cut
$49.99
898k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open WorldRPG
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
2012
Est. copies
≈ 5.7M–9.3M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$31.5M–$84.6M after Steam's cut $57.2M–$130.2M before Steam's cut
$19.99
91k reviews
Very Positive
RPGFantasy
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
2014
Est. copies
≈ 5.5M–8.9M
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$30.0M–$80.6M after Steam's cut $54.5M–$124.0M before Steam's cut
$19.99
97k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
2016
Est. copies
≈ 2.0M–3.3M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$16.9M–$45.4M after Steam's cut $30.7M–$69.8M before Steam's cut
$29.99
49k reviews
Very Positive
RPGOpen World
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
2009
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$13.8M–$37.2M after Steam's cut $25.2M–$57.2M before Steam's cut
$14.99
53k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
RPGOpen World
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
2008
Est. copies
≈ 5.5M–9.0M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$15.2M–$40.9M after Steam's cut $27.7M–$63.0M before Steam's cut
$9.99
88k reviews
Very Positive
RPGFantasy

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