How much revenue did Age of Mythology: Extended Edition make?

$16.8M–$45.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Age of Mythology: Extended Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Age of Mythology: Extended Edition sell?

2.0M to 3.3M copies, based on its 36k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.0M–3.3M; $16.8M–$45.1M after Steam's cut $30.5M–$69.4M before Steam's cut; from 36k reviews (Very 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 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Age of Mythology: Extended Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 28k–33k

best case 2.7M (Northgard: Definitive Edition)

Games like Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

A typical game among these

≈ 28k–33k copies

≈ $285k–$428k after Steam's cut

from ~867 reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Northgard: Definitive Edition at ≈ 2.1M–3.4M copies, ≈ $20.1M–$54.1M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 423 reviews in their first month; the range was 333 to 10k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share RTS (7 of 8) and Base-Building (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with RTS, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Simulation; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 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

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Northgard: Definitive Edition 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2.1M–3.4M 79x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $20.1M–$54.1M after Steam's cut $36.6M–$83.2M before Steam's cut	$34.99	69k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder
A Total War Saga: TROY 2021	Est. copies ≈ 95k–155k 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $523k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $951k–$2.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategySimulation
Age of Mythology: Retold 2024	Est. copies ≈ 585k–951k 27x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.8M–$13.0M after Steam's cut $8.8M–$20.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	24k reviews Very Positive	Strategy3D
DwarfHeim 2021	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	633 reviews Mixed	RTSBase-Building
Sea Salt 2019	Est. copies ≈ 21k–34k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $87k–$234k after Steam's cut $158k–$360k before Steam's cut	$14.99	733 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionIndie
Godsworn 2024	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $177k–$477k after Steam's cut $322k–$733k before Steam's cut	$29.99	867 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessStory Rich
Gord 2023	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $242k–$650k after Steam's cut $440k–$1000k before Steam's cut	$34.99	1k reviews Mixed	AdventureColony Sim
Demigod 2011	Est. copies ≈ 83k–135k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $229k–$615k after Steam's cut $416k–$946k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Real Time TacticsMOBA