How much revenue did Project Chemistry make?

$20k–$53k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Project Chemistry sell?

Q: How many copies did Project Chemistry sell?

6k to 9k copies, based on its 223 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–9k; $20k–$53k after Steam's cut $36k–$82k before the cut; from 223 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 Project Chemistry out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Project Chemistry's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 44k–73k

best case 1.1M (Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game)

The Sandbox genre

7 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 44k–73k copies

≈ $303k–$510k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 820k–1.3M copies

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game · ≈ $6.8M–$18.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 271 to 2k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (6 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Early Access + Immersive Sim + Realistic; 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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