How much revenue did Total War: SHOGUN 2 make?

Total War: SHOGUN 2 is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Total War: SHOGUN 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Total War: SHOGUN 2 sell?

1.6M to 2.6M copies, based on its 67k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.6M–2.6M; from 67k 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: SHOGUN 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Total War: SHOGUN 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.7M–3.8M

best case 3.5M (Total War: THREE KINGDOMS)

The Grand Strategy 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

≈ 1.7M–3.8M copies

≈ $21.5M–$53.9M after Steam's cut

from ~38k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.7M–4.4M copies

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS · ≈ $29.5M–$79.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Grand Strategy (8 of 8) and Historical (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Historical + War, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Total War: ATTILA 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $21.5M–$57.9M after Steam's cut $39.1M–$89.0M before the cut	$44.99	38k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition 2009	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.2M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $13.5M–$36.4M after Steam's cut $24.6M–$55.9M before the cut	$24.99	38k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 4.6M–7.4M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $75.2M–$202.2M after Steam's cut $136.7M–$311.0M before the cut	$59.99	88k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Rome: Total War™ - Collection 2007	Est. copies ≈ 867k–1.4M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	17k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Total War: SHOGUN 2 2011	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.7M 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $28.9M–$77.6M after Steam's cut $52.5M–$119.4M before the cut	$29.99	67k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.7M–4.4M 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $29.5M–$79.4M after Steam's cut $53.7M–$122.2M before the cut	$39.99	93k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.8M–$26.3M after Steam's cut $17.8M–$40.4M before the cut	$24.99	27k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA 2018	Est. copies ≈ 451k–732k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $5.0M–$13.3M after Steam's cut $9.0M–$20.5M before the cut	$39.99	15k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyHistorical