Shadow Empire sales estimate
Shadow Empire is an RPG game by VR Designs, released on Steam on December 3, 2020 at $39.99. It has 1,463 Steam reviews (Very Positive, 82% positive). Markan estimates it has sold between 29k and 80k copies on Steam, for $407k to $1.1 million in net revenue.
Estimated lifetime sales and revenue
| Low | Medium | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copies sold | 29,260 | 55,594 | 80,465 |
| Net revenue (USD) | $406,917 | $773,141 | $1,119,021 |
Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.
Steam facts
| Developer | VR Designs |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Matrix Games |
| Release date | December 3, 2020 |
| Price | $39.99 (US list price) |
| Reviews | 1,463 · Very Positive · 82% positive |
| Genres | RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Links | Steam store page |
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.From the Steam store page
Games like Shadow Empire
Steam games that share the most distinctive tags with Shadow Empire, with their own sales estimates.
-
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War 2018 · $39.99 · 8,198 reviews
· ~353k sold -
Fantasy General II 2019 · $39.99 · 1,036 reviews
· ~45k sold -
Yield! Fall of Rome 2025 · $19.99 · 222 reviews
· ~8k sold -
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ 2014 · $39.99 · 14,071 reviews
· ~929k sold -
Galactic Civilizations III 2015 · $29.99 · 8,340 reviews
· ~534k sold -
Millennia 2024 · $39.99 · 2,992 reviews
· ~114k sold -
Order of Battle: World War II 2015 · Free · 3,189 reviews
· ~204k players -
Drive on Moscow 2016 · $9.99 · 94 reviews
· ~6k sold
Compare Shadow Empire with your own game
Markan is a free add-in for Google Sheets and Excel that turns games like these into a market analysis: your reference games, their sales and revenue estimates, and a projection for your own game. Install it, then paste this line into its search box to start with Shadow Empire and the games above:
Steam IDs: 1154840, 489630, 1025440, 1561960, 65980, 226860, 1268590, 312450Or ask your AI assistant: Markan's data is also available to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others through MCP.
Data from Steam, last updated by Markan on 2026-11-12.
