How much revenue did Darksiders III make?

$5.9M–$15.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Darksiders III sell?

Q: How many copies did Darksiders III sell?

533k to 866k copies, based on its 18k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 533k–866k; $5.9M–$15.8M after Steam's cut $10.7M–$24.2M before Steam's cut; from 18k reviews (Mostly 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 Darksiders III and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Darksiders III's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 958k–1.2M

best case 1.3M (Bright Memory: Infinite)

Games like Darksiders III

A typical game among these

≈ 958k–1.2M copies

≈ $3.3M–$14.8M after Steam's cut

from ~33k 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: Bright Memory: Infinite at ≈ 990k–1.6M copies, ≈ $5.4M–$14.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 18k reviews in their first month; the range was 413 to 21k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Souls-like (6 of 8) and Female Protagonist (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Female Protagonist + Sexual Content, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2025, and 1 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 36 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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Afterimage 2023	Est. copies ≈ 260k–423k too small to compare SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	10k reviews Mostly Positive	MetroidvaniaFemale Protagonist
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty 2023	Est. copies ≈ 730k–1.2M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.0M–$21.6M after Steam's cut $14.6M–$33.2M before Steam's cut	$39.99	29k reviews Mixed	ActionSouls-like
Bright Memory: Infinite 2021	Est. copies ≈ 990k–1.6M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.4M–$14.6M after Steam's cut $9.9M–$22.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	40k reviews Very Positive	ActionFemale Protagonist
LIZARDS MUST DIE 2023	Est. copies ≈ 656k–1.1M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $719k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M before Steam's cut	$3.99	26k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	HistoricalSouls-like
Bright Memory 2020	Est. copies ≈ 821k–1.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.5M before Steam's cut	$7.99	33k reviews Very Positive	Female ProtagonistFPS
The Surge 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 277k–450k too small to compare SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.1M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.4M before Steam's cut	$29.99	10k reviews Mostly Positive	Souls-likeRPG
AI LIMIT 2025	Est. copies ≈ 921k–1.5M SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $8.9M–$23.8M after Steam's cut $16.1M–$36.6M before Steam's cut	$34.99	37k reviews Very Positive	Souls-likeFemale Protagonist
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