How much revenue did Clanfolk make?

$828k–$2.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Clanfolk sell?

Q: How many copies did Clanfolk sell?

100k to 163k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 100k–163k; $828k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before the cut; from 4k 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 Clanfolk out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Clanfolk's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 598k–3.4M

best case 9.8M (RimWorld)

Games like Clanfolk

The middle of these games

≈ 598k–3.4M copies

≈ $6.8M–$40.1M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 4 of your similar games are hits.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

Best case: RimWorld at ≈ 7.5M–12.2M copies, ≈ $72.0M–$193.5M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Colony Sim (4 of 4) and Sandbox (4 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2026, and 1 of your 4 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
RimWorld 2018	Est. copies ≈ 7.5M–12.2M 13x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $72.0M–$193.5M after Steam's cut $130.8M–$297.7M before the cut	$34.99	246k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Colony SimBase-Building
Craft The World 2014	Est. copies ≈ 957k–1.6M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $5.0M–$13.4M after Steam's cut $9.1M–$20.7M before the cut	$18.99	17k reviews Very Positive	DwarfColony Sim
Songs of Syx 2020	Est. copies ≈ 229k–372k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.5M before the cut	$24.99	9k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessCity Builder
Going Medieval 2026	Est. copies ≈ 531k–863k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.4M–$11.8M after Steam's cut $8.0M–$18.1M before the cut	$29.99	21k reviews Very Positive	RPGEarly Access