How much revenue did Democracy 3 make?

$3.2M–$8.5M 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?

459k to 745k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 459k–745k; $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut $5.7M–$13.0M before Steam's cut; from 7k 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 Democracy 3 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Democracy 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 973k–1.3M

best case 6.1M (Crusader Kings II)

Games like Democracy 3

A typical game among these

≈ 973k–1.3M copies

≈ $10.8M–$16.1M after Steam's cut

from ~24k 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: Crusader Kings II at ≈ 4.7M–7.6M copies. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Political Sim (7 of 8) and Simulation (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Grand Strategy + Economy, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2010 to 2022, 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).

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Victoria 3 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.5M 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $21.4M–$57.4M after Steam's cut $38.8M–$88.4M before Steam's cut	$49.99	63k reviews Mixed	Grand StrategyEconomy
Victoria II 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.2M–$19.5M after Steam's cut $13.2M–$29.9M before Steam's cut	$19.99	21k reviews Very Positive	Grand StrategyStrategy
Tropico 6 2019	Est. copies ≈ 851k–1.4M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.4M–$25.2M after Steam's cut $17.0M–$38.7M before Steam's cut	$39.99	30k reviews Very Positive	City BuilderStrategy
Crusader Kings II 2012	Est. copies ≈ 4.7M–7.6M 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	74k reviews Very Positive	Grand StrategyStrategy
WorldBox - God Simulator 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.8M–$20.9M after Steam's cut $14.1M–$32.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	57k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxGod Game
Imperator: Rome 2019	Est. copies ≈ 773k–1.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.5M–$22.8M after Steam's cut $15.5M–$35.2M before Steam's cut	$39.99	27k reviews Mixed	StrategyGrand Strategy
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You 2016	Est. copies ≈ 648k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.4M before Steam's cut	$9.99	16k reviews Very Positive	Choices MatterPolitical Sim
Age of History II 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.5M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.5M–$6.8M after Steam's cut $4.6M–$10.4M before Steam's cut	$5.99	50k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical