How much revenue did Cartel Tycoon make?

$751k–$2.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cartel Tycoon sell?

Q: How many copies did Cartel Tycoon sell?

91k to 148k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 91k–148k; $751k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before the cut; from 4k 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 Cartel Tycoon out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cartel Tycoon's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 312k–740k

best case 4.5M (Prison Architect)

The City Builder 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

≈ 312k–740k copies

≈ $2.0M–$9.0M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.4M–5.5M copies

Prison Architect · ≈ $28.2M–$75.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on City Builder (5 of 8) and Sandbox (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Building, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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