How much revenue did Ninja Blade make?

Ninja Blade is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Ninja Blade sell?

Q: How many copies did Ninja Blade sell?

24k to 38k copies, based on its 372 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 24k–38k; from 372 reviews (Mixed)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Ninja Blade and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ninja Blade's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 952k–2.6M

best case 6.5M (METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE)

Games like Ninja Blade

A typical game among these

≈ 952k–2.6M copies

≈ $11.5M–$27.1M after Steam's cut

from ~28k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE at ≈ 5.0M–8.1M copies, ≈ $41.1M–$110.6M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Hack and Slash (7 of 8) and Ninja (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Hack and Slash + Spectacle fighter, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Agent in Depth 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5k–7k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$16k before Steam's cut	$2.99	186 reviews Very Positive	NinjaUnforgiving
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition 2014	Est. copies ≈ 791k–1.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.9M–$29.3M after Steam's cut $19.8M–$45.0M before Steam's cut	$49.99	14k reviews Very Positive	Hack and SlashAction
Ryse: Son of Rome 2014	Est. copies ≈ 2.5M–4.1M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $7.0M–$18.8M after Steam's cut $12.7M–$28.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	45k reviews Very Positive	Hack and SlashAction
Ghostrunner 2 2023	Est. copies ≈ 288k–468k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.1M before Steam's cut	$39.99	12k reviews Mostly Positive	CyberpunkAction
Nioh: Complete Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $18.5M–$49.7M after Steam's cut $33.6M–$76.4M before Steam's cut	$49.99	39k reviews Mostly Positive	Souls-likeAction
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 660k–1.1M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $5.4M–$14.6M after Steam's cut $9.9M–$22.5M before Steam's cut	$29.99	10k reviews Very Positive	ActionAdventure
METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE 2014	Est. copies ≈ 5.0M–8.1M 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $41.1M–$110.6M after Steam's cut $74.8M–$170.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	89k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Great SoundtrackHack and Slash
Shadow Warrior 2 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.7M–$26.1M after Steam's cut $17.6M–$40.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	28k reviews Very Positive	ActionGore