How much revenue did Mars Base make?

$6k–$16k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mars Base sell?

Q: How many copies did Mars Base sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 44 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$24k before the cut; from 44 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.7M–1.9M

best case 5.0M (DAVE THE DIVER)

The Crafting 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

≈ 1.7M–1.9M copies

≈ $14.7M–$20.8M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.2M copies

DAVE THE DIVER · ≈ $20.9M–$56.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Crafting (4 of 8) and Building (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Exploration, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Fishing + Casual + Relaxing; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 2 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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