How much revenue did This War of Mine make?

$27.8M–$74.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did This War of Mine sell?

Q: How many copies did This War of Mine sell?

5.1M to 8.2M copies, based on its 97k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.1M–8.2M; $27.8M–$74.8M after Steam's cut $50.6M–$115.0M before the cut; from 97k reviews (Very 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 This War of Mine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including This War of Mine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.1M–6.9M

best case 27.1M (The Forest)

The FPS 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

≈ 3.1M–6.9M copies

≈ $39.6M–$51.3M after Steam's cut

from ~90k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.6M–33.5M copies

The Forest · ≈ $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (3 of 8) and Shooter (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Horror + Crafting; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2004 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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