How much revenue did Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game make?

$298k–$802k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game sell?

Q: How many copies did Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game sell?

109k to 176k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 109k–176k; $298k–$802k after Steam's cut $542k–$1.2M before the cut; from 2k 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 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.0M–8.1M

best case 19.6M (Hearts of Iron IV)

The World War II 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

≈ 3.0M–8.1M copies

≈ $24.0M–$119.6M after Steam's cut

from ~83k reviews

Best case

≈ 14.9M–24.2M copies

Hearts of Iron IV · ≈ $204.8M–$550.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on World War II (7 of 8) and War (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with World War II + Grand Strategy, priced around $50.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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