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How many copies did Destructive Contraptions sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 0
$0 after Steam's cut $0 before the cut
from 0 reviews (No user reviews)

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 Destructive Contraptions out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Destructive Contraptions's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.6M–8.8M
best case 24.7M (BeamNG.drive)
The Sandbox 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
≈ 3.6M–8.8M copies
≈ $17.4M–$51.6M after Steam's cut
from ~131k reviews
Best case
≈ 18.8M–30.6M copies
BeamNG.drive · ≈ $129.2M–$347.5M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Sandbox (7 of 8) and Destruction (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Simulation + Driving, priced around $25.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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