How much revenue did Mechanica make?

$5k–$12k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mechanica sell?

Q: How many copies did Mechanica sell?

17k to 27k copies, based on its 638 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 17k–27k; $5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before the cut; from 638 reviews (Mixed)

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 Mechanica out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mechanica's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 202k–239k

best case 707k (Drunken Wrestlers 2)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 202k–239k copies

≈ $810k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 539k–876k copies

Drunken Wrestlers 2 · ≈ $591k–$1.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and Programming (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Programming + Simulation, priced around $16. The breakout hits carry Sandbox + Early Access; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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