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How many copies did Warhammer: Vermintide 2 sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 4.5M–7.3M
$36.8M–$99.0M after Steam's cut $66.9M–$152.3M before the cut
from 147k 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 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Warhammer: Vermintide 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.4M–5.0M
best case 4.6M (Total War: WARHAMMER III)
The Games Workshop 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
≈ 4.4M–5.0M copies
≈ $86.4M–$116.8M after Steam's cut
from ~136k reviews
Best case
≈ 3.5M–5.7M copies
Total War: WARHAMMER III · ≈ $57.8M–$155.3M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Games Workshop (4 of 8) and RTS (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Grand Strategy, priced around $60.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Total War: WARHAMMER II
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4.2M–6.8M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$68.9M–$185.2M after Steam's cut $125.3M–$285.0M before the cut
$59.99
121k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyFantasy
Total War: WARHAMMER III
2022
Est. copies
≈ 3.5M–5.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$57.8M–$155.3M after Steam's cut $105.0M–$238.9M before the cut
$59.99
146k reviews
Mostly Positive
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
Total War: WARHAMMER
2016
Est. copies
≈ 2.1M–3.4M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$34.5M–$92.7M after Steam's cut $62.7M–$142.7M before the cut
$59.99
52k reviews
Mostly Positive
StrategyFantasy
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
2015
Est. copies
≈ 995k–1.6M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.2M–$22.1M after Steam's cut $14.9M–$33.9M before the cut
$29.99
21k reviews
Mostly Positive
ActionOnline Co-Op
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
2022
Est. copies
≈ 3.3M–5.3M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$35.9M–$96.6M after Steam's cut $65.4M–$148.7M before the cut
$39.99
136k reviews
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
2023
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$15.3M–$41.2M after Steam's cut $27.8M–$63.3M before the cut
$49.99
46k reviews
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Warhammer: Chaosbane
2019
Est. copies
≈ 183k–297k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.2M before the cut
$29.99
6k reviews
Mixed
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Classic)
2016
Est. copies
≈ 242k–393k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$997k–$2.7M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.1M before the cut
$14.99
6k reviews
Mixed
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