How much revenue did Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition make?

$9.8M–$26.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition sell?

1.4M to 2.3M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.4M–2.3M; $9.8M–$26.3M after Steam's cut $17.8M–$40.4M before the cut; from 27k 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 Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.0M–15.6M

best case 19.8M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)

The Historical 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

≈ 5.0M–15.6M copies

≈ $116.8M–$279.1M after Steam's cut

from ~139k reviews

Best case

≈ 15.1M–24.5M copies

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · ≈ $248.4M–$667.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Historical (8 of 8) and Grand Strategy (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Historical, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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