How much revenue did SimRail - The Railway Simulator make?

$1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SimRail - The Railway Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did SimRail - The Railway Simulator sell?

129k to 210k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 129k–210k; $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.1M before the cut; from 5k 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 SimRail - The Railway Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SimRail - The Railway Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 507k–780k

best case 1.2M (Transport Fever 2)

The Management genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 507k–780k copies

≈ $4.3M–$5.0M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 924k–1.5M copies

Transport Fever 2 · ≈ $10.2M–$27.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Management (6 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry City Builder; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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