How much revenue did Ecosystem make?

$83k–$223k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ecosystem sell?

Q: How many copies did Ecosystem sell?

15k to 25k copies, based on its 629 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–25k; $83k–$223k after Steam's cut $151k–$343k before the cut; from 629 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 Ecosystem out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ecosystem's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 868k–1.2M

best case 1.3M (Timberborn)

The City Builder genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 868k–1.2M copies

≈ $11.4M–$13.4M after Steam's cut

from ~31k reviews

Best case

≈ 973k–1.6M copies

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

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on City Builder (6 of 8) and Management (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Voxel, 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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