How much revenue did Wasteland 3 make?

$6.5M–$17.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wasteland 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Wasteland 3 sell?

587k to 954k copies, based on its 22k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 587k–954k; $6.5M–$17.4M after Steam's cut $11.7M–$26.7M before the cut; from 22k reviews (Very 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 Wasteland 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wasteland 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 760k–3.2M

best case 26.7M (Baldur's Gate 3)

The Character Customization 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

≈ 760k–3.2M copies

≈ $8.2M–$51.8M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.4M–33.1M copies

Baldur's Gate 3 · ≈ $335.8M–$902.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Character Customization (6 of 8) and CRPG (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Character Customization + Choices Matter, priced around $60. The breakout hits carry Turn-Based Combat + Dungeons & Dragons + Fantasy; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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