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How big is Blood of Steel?

Estimated owners
≈ 182k–296k
from 7k reviews (Mostly Positive)

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 Blood of Steel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blood of Steel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.8M–8.3M
best case 11.7M (Mount & Blade: Warband)
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
≈ 3.8M–8.3M copies
≈ $30.5M–$93.2M after Steam's cut
from ~123k reviews
Best case
≈ 8.9M–14.5M copies
Mount & Blade: Warband · ≈ $49.0M–$131.9M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Open World (3 of 8) and Third Person (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Medieval + Open World, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2010 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Mount & Blade: Warband
2010
Est. copies
≈ 8.9M–14.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$49.0M–$131.9M after Steam's cut $89.2M–$202.9M before the cut
$19.99
172k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MedievalRPG
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
2017
Est. copies
≈ 4.0M–6.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$54.9M–$147.6M after Steam's cut $99.8M–$227.1M before the cut
$49.99
116k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldAction
Castle Crashers®
2012
Est. copies
≈ 7.3M–11.8M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$29.9M–$80.4M after Steam's cut $54.4M–$123.7M before the cut
$14.99
140k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
2DOnline Co-Op
Black Desert
2017
Est. copies
≈ 3.2M–5.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$8.8M–$23.8M after Steam's cut $16.1M–$36.6M before the cut
$9.99
94k reviews
Mostly Positive
MMORPGMassively Multiplayer
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
2015
Est. copies
≈ 6.1M–9.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$66.6M–$179.0M after Steam's cut $121.1M–$275.4M before the cut
$39.99
131k reviews
Very Positive
Souls-likeDark Fantasy
FOR HONOR™
2017
Est. copies
≈ 5.6M–9.1M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$46.2M–$124.2M after Steam's cut $84.0M–$191.0M before the cut
$29.99
163k reviews
Mixed
MedievalSwordplay
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
2020
Est. copies
≈ 1.8M–2.9M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$14.8M–$39.7M after Steam's cut $26.9M–$61.1M before the cut
$29.99
68k reviews
Mixed
Action RPGHack and Slash
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
2021
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$17.1M–$46.0M after Steam's cut $31.1M–$70.8M before the cut
$49.99
50k reviews
Very Positive
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