How much revenue did Tribe: Primitive Builder make?

$104k–$280k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tribe: Primitive Builder sell?

Q: How many copies did Tribe: Primitive Builder sell?

19k to 31k copies, based on its 789 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 19k–31k; $104k–$280k after Steam's cut $189k–$431k before the cut; from 789 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 Tribe: Primitive Builder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tribe: Primitive Builder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 76k–524k

best case 1.3M (Timberborn)

The Simulation 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

≈ 76k–524k copies

≈ $356k–$7.0M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 973k–1.6M copies

Timberborn · ≈ $9.4M–$25.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 486 to 9k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and Automation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Voxel, priced around $35.
The era: 6 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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