How much revenue did Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown make?

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

How many copies did Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown sell?

Q: How many copies did Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown sell?

11k to 18k copies, based on its 449 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–18k; $83k–$223k after Steam's cut $151k–$343k before the cut; from 449 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–3.3M

best case 4.6M (Kenshi)

The Base-Building 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–3.3M copies

≈ $22.2M–$45.5M after Steam's cut

from ~71k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.5M–5.7M copies

Kenshi · ≈ $28.7M–$77.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (7 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Sandbox, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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