How much revenue did IXION make?

$4.0M–$10.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did IXION sell?

Q: How many copies did IXION sell?

420k to 682k copies, based on its 17k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 420k–682k; $4.0M–$10.9M after Steam's cut $7.3M–$16.7M before the cut; from 17k 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 IXION out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including IXION's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 342k–1.6M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

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

≈ 342k–1.6M copies

≈ $3.8M–$14.8M after Steam's cut

from ~15k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Base-Building (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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