How much revenue did Mind Over Magic make?

$733k–$2.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mind Over Magic sell?

Q: How many copies did Mind Over Magic sell?

107k to 173k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 107k–173k; $733k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M 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 Mind Over Magic out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mind Over Magic's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.5M–5.4M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The Colony Sim 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

≈ 2.5M–5.4M copies

≈ $22.8M–$54.8M after Steam's cut

from ~79k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Colony Sim (6 of 8) and Survival (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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