How much revenue did Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) make?

$101k–$271k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) sell?

Q: How many copies did Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 510 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $101k–$271k after Steam's cut $184k–$418k before the cut; from 510 reviews (Mixed)

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 Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dark Future: Blood Red States (Classic)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.6M–4.9M

best case 6.0M (Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition)

The RTS genre

4 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

≈ 2.6M–4.9M copies

≈ $39.1M–$96.0M after Steam's cut

from ~66k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.6M–7.4M copies

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition · ≈ $75.2M–$202.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on RTS (4 of 8) and Turn-Based Strategy (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Historical + Turn-Based Strategy, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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