How much revenue did Pharaoh™: A New Era make?

$803k–$2.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Pharaoh™: A New Era sell?

Q: How many copies did Pharaoh™: A New Era sell?

127k to 206k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 127k–206k; $803k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.3M before the cut; from 5k 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 Pharaoh™: A New Era out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pharaoh™: A New Era's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.8M–3.7M

best case 17.7M (Cities: Skylines)

The Simulation 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

≈ 2.8M–3.7M copies

≈ $40.8M–$59.3M after Steam's cut

from ~74k reviews

Best case

≈ 13.5M–21.9M copies

Cities: Skylines · ≈ $111.2M–$298.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (8 of 8) and Building (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Moddable + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
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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