How much revenue did Terraformers make?

$490k–$1.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Terraformers sell?

Q: How many copies did Terraformers sell?

89k to 145k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 89k–145k; $490k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $891k–$2.0M before the cut; from 4k reviews (Very 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 Terraformers out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Terraformers's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–2.9M

best case 21.6M (No Man's Sky)

The Survival 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

≈ 2.1M–2.9M copies

≈ $15.9M–$22.8M after Steam's cut

from ~65k reviews

Best case

≈ 16.5M–26.8M copies

No Man's Sky · ≈ $271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Survival (6 of 8) and Open World Survival Craft (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival, priced around $45.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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