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How many copies did Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 78k–127k
$150k–$403k after Steam's cut $273k–$621k before Steam's cut
from 1k reviews (Mixed)

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 Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 713k–2.9M
best case 8.7M (Vampire Survivors)
Games like Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain

A typical game among these

≈ 713k–2.9M copies

≈ $5.6M–$26.3M after Steam's cut

from ~18k 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.

Best case: Vampire Survivors at ≈ 6.6M–10.7M copies, ≈ $9.1M–$24.4M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 48k reviews in their first month; the range was 2k to 129k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Vampire (5 of 8) and Action RPG (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell, priced around $5.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2013 to 2024, and 2 of the 8 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

Vampyr
2018
Est. copies
≈ 772k–1.3M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.5M–$22.8M after Steam's cut $15.4M–$35.1M before Steam's cut
$39.99
25k reviews
Mostly Positive
VampireRPG
CODE VEIN
2019
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
3.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$29.8M–$80.0M after Steam's cut $54.1M–$123.1M before Steam's cut
$59.99
63k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeAnime
Boneraiser Minions
2023
Est. copies
≈ 133k–216k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$183k–$491k after Steam's cut $332k–$756k before Steam's cut
$4.99
5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
2024
Est. copies
≈ 231k–376k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.1M before Steam's cut
$49.99
9k reviews
Very Positive
NarrationLore-Rich
Vampire Survivors
2022
Est. copies
≈ 6.6M–10.7M
15x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$9.1M–$24.4M after Steam's cut $16.5M–$37.5M before Steam's cut
$4.99
267k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
2013
Est. copies
≈ 648k–1.1M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$2.7M–$7.2M after Steam's cut $4.9M–$11.0M before Steam's cut
$14.99
10k reviews
Very Positive
RPGHack and Slash
V Rising
2024
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.5M
7.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$32.8M–$88.2M after Steam's cut $59.6M–$135.6M before Steam's cut
$34.99
137k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalOpen World
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
2013
Est. copies
≈ 660k–1.1M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$5.4M–$14.6M after Steam's cut $9.9M–$22.5M before Steam's cut
$29.99
10k reviews
Very Positive
ActionAdventure

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