How much revenue did The WILDS make?

$20k–$54k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The WILDS sell?

Q: How many copies did The WILDS sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 605 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $20k–$54k after Steam's cut $36k–$82k before the cut; from 605 reviews (Mostly 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 The WILDS out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The WILDS's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 562k–678k

best case 2.9M (Russian Fishing 4)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 562k–678k copies

≈ $5.2M–$7.0M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.2M–3.6M copies

Russian Fishing 4

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (4 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Simulation + Fishing; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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