How much revenue did Ancient Enemy make?

$63k–$170k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ancient Enemy sell?

Q: How many copies did Ancient Enemy sell?

14k to 22k copies, based on its 514 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 14k–22k; $63k–$170k after Steam's cut $115k–$262k before the cut; from 514 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 Ancient Enemy out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ancient Enemy's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 165k–281k

best case 4.8M (Inscryption)

The Card Battler genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 165k–281k copies

≈ $1.3M–$2.2M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.6M–5.9M copies

Inscryption · ≈ $20.0M–$53.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Card Battler (4 of 8) and Puzzle (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Card Battler + Card Game, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Horror + Dark + Rogue-lite; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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