How much revenue did Return to Castle Wolfenstein make?

$653k–$1.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Return to Castle Wolfenstein sell?

Q: How many copies did Return to Castle Wolfenstein sell?

476k to 773k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 476k–773k; $653k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.7M before the cut; from 9k 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 Return to Castle Wolfenstein out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Return to Castle Wolfenstein's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 332k–986k

best case 3.6M (Call of Duty: World at War)

The World War II 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

≈ 332k–986k copies

≈ $922k–$6.1M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.8M–4.5M copies

Call of Duty: World at War · ≈ $15.2M–$40.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on World War II (8 of 8) and FPS (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + World War II, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2003 to 2010, a genre with a long track record.

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

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