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How many copies did For The King sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 1.3M–2.2M
$7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut $13.2M–$30.1M before the cut
from 44k 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 For The King out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including For The King's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.9M–11.0M
best case 26.7M (Baldur's Gate 3)
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
≈ 4.9M–11.0M copies
≈ $38.6M–$187.0M after Steam's cut
from ~135k reviews
Best case
≈ 20.4M–33.1M copies
Baldur's Gate 3 · ≈ $335.8M–$902.8M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Open World (4 of 8) and Character Customization (2 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Character Customization + Choices Matter, priced around $60.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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