How much revenue did Democracy 3 make?

$2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Democracy 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Democracy 3 sell?

377k to 613k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 377k–613k; $2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's cut $4.7M–$10.7M before the cut; from 7k reviews (Mostly 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 Democracy 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Democracy 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.9M

best case 5.0M (Crusader Kings II)

The Political Sim 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

≈ 1.1M–1.9M copies

≈ $7.6M–$16.4M after Steam's cut

from ~40k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.2M copies

Crusader Kings II

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Political Sim (7 of 8) and Simulation (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Grand Strategy + Medieval.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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