How much revenue did shapez make?

$1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did shapez sell?

Q: How many copies did shapez sell?

414k to 672k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 414k–672k; $1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.7M before the cut; from 16k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 shapez out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including shapez's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 984k–1.2M

best case 8.7M (Satisfactory)

The Base-Building genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 984k–1.2M copies

≈ $10.0M–$14.4M after Steam's cut

from ~34k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.6M–10.7M copies

Satisfactory · ≈ $72.7M–$195.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (7 of 8) and Building (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building, priced around $29. The breakout hits carry Crafting + Open World + Resource Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2020 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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