How much revenue did House Builder make?

$340k–$914k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did House Builder sell?

Q: How many copies did House Builder sell?

62k to 101k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 62k–101k; $340k–$914k after Steam's cut $618k–$1.4M before the cut; from 3k 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 House Builder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including House Builder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 558k–885k

best case 1.7M (Medieval Dynasty)

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

≈ 558k–885k copies

≈ $4.7M–$13.2M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies

Medieval Dynasty · ≈ $12.3M–$33.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (4 of 8) and Exploration (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Crafting + Building, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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