How much revenue did The Wolf Among Us make?

$8.5M–$23.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Wolf Among Us sell?

Q: How many copies did The Wolf Among Us sell?

2.1M to 3.4M copies, based on its 40k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.1M–3.4M; $8.5M–$23.0M after Steam's cut $15.5M–$35.3M before the cut; from 40k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 The Wolf Among Us out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Wolf Among Us's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.9M–5.4M

best case 9.6M (Batman™: Arkham Knight)

The Open World 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

≈ 3.9M–5.4M copies

≈ $39.0M–$74.5M after Steam's cut

from ~86k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.3M–11.9M copies

Batman™: Arkham Knight · ≈ $40.3M–$108.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (4 of 8) and Stealth (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Superhero, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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