How much revenue did Desperados III make?

$4.8M–$12.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Desperados III sell?

Q: How many copies did Desperados III sell?

435k to 706k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 435k–706k; $4.8M–$12.9M after Steam's cut $8.7M–$19.8M before the cut; from 16k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Desperados III out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Desperados III's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 256k–1.3M

best case 1.6M (One-armed robber)

The Tactical genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 256k–1.3M copies

≈ $2.2M–$11.2M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M–2.0M copies

One-armed robber

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tactical (5 of 8) and Real Time Tactics (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Heist + Co-op, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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