How much revenue did Stronghold HD (2012) make?

$1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Stronghold HD (2012) sell?

Q: How many copies did Stronghold HD (2012) sell?

661k to 1.1M copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 661k–1.1M; $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before Steam's cut; from 10k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

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 Stronghold HD (2012) and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stronghold HD (2012)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 241k–934k

best case 1.2M (Against the Storm)

Games like Stronghold HD (2012)

A typical game among these

≈ 241k–934k copies

≈ $1.4M–$9.0M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Against the Storm at ≈ 934k–1.5M copies, ≈ $7.7M–$20.7M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 5k reviews in their first month; the range was 2k to 22k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share City Builder (7 of 8) and Building (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2025, and 2 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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Stronghold: Definitive Edition 2023	Est. copies ≈ 258k–419k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	10k reviews Very Positive	City BuilderStrategy
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.2M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.7M–$9.9M after Steam's cut $6.7M–$15.2M before Steam's cut	$9.99	21k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MilitaryCity Builder
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 199k–323k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $819k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	6k reviews Very Positive	City BuilderReal Time Tactics
Ratropolis 2020	Est. copies ≈ 137k–223k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $680k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before Steam's cut	$17.99	6k reviews Very Positive	2DDeckbuilding
Stronghold Kingdoms 2012	Est. copies ≈ 606k–985k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	10k reviews Mixed	StrategyFree to Play
Against the Storm 2023	Est. copies ≈ 934k–1.5M 3.8x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.7M–$20.7M after Steam's cut $14.0M–$31.9M before Steam's cut	$29.99	38k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder
Farthest Frontier 2025	Est. copies ≈ 638k–1.0M 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.1M–$16.5M after Steam's cut $11.2M–$25.4M before Steam's cut	$34.99	26k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessHistorical
The Lost Village 2024	Est. copies ≈ 78k–127k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $257k–$692k after Steam's cut $468k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$11.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	Base-BuildingResource Management