How much revenue did Ctrl Alt Ego make?

$104k–$278k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ctrl Alt Ego sell?

Q: How many copies did Ctrl Alt Ego sell?

19k to 31k copies, based on its 785 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 19k–31k; $104k–$278k after Steam's cut $188k–$428k before the cut; from 785 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 Ctrl Alt Ego out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ctrl Alt Ego's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 458k–2.0M

best case 4.2M (Teardown)

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

≈ 458k–2.0M copies

≈ $4.4M–$23.7M after Steam's cut

from ~28k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.2M–5.2M copies

Teardown · ≈ $26.5M–$71.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (6 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Destruction + Physics, priced around $30.
The era: Only 1 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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