How much revenue did The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ make?

$2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ sell?

Q: How many copies did The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ sell?

294k to 478k copies, based on its 12k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 294k–478k; $2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's cut $4.4M–$10.0M before the cut; from 12k 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 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12.3M–16.3M

best case 34.9M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

The Open World genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 12.3M–16.3M copies

≈ $134.7M–$188.2M after Steam's cut

from ~403k reviews

Best case

≈ 26.6M–43.2M copies

ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (8 of 8) and Crafting (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.6M–43.2M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut $199.3M–$453.4M before the cut	$14.99	773k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Palworld 2026	Est. copies ≈ 10.7M–17.3M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue $88.0M–$236.6M after Steam's cut $160.0M–$363.9M before the cut	$29.99	445k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldSurvival
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