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How many copies did Tyranny sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 531k–862k
$4.4M–$11.8M after Steam's cut $8.0M–$18.1M before the cut
from 13k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Tyranny out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tyranny's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.2M–7.9M
best case 53.5M (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)
The Open World genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game
≈ 7.2M–7.9M copies
≈ $140.0M–$163.3M after Steam's cut
from ~195k reviews
Best case
≈ 40.7M–66.2M copies
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · ≈ $448.1M–$1204.8M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Story Rich + Choices Matter, priced around $50. The breakout hits carry Choices Matter + Fantasy; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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