How much revenue did Citadel: Forged with Fire make?

$700k–$1.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Citadel: Forged with Fire sell?

Q: How many copies did Citadel: Forged with Fire sell?

170k to 276k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 170k–276k; $700k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut; from 6k reviews (Mixed)

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 Citadel: Forged with Fire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Citadel: Forged with Fire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.3M–8.7M

best case 34.9M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

The Open World 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

≈ 5.3M–8.7M copies

≈ $61.4M–$128.7M after Steam's cut

from ~147k reviews

Best case

≈ 26.6M–43.2M copies

ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (4 of 8) and Building (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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