How much revenue did SPORE™ make?

$20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SPORE™ sell?

Q: How many copies did SPORE™ sell?

3.8M to 6.1M copies, based on its 72k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.8M–6.1M; $20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's cut $37.5M–$85.3M before the cut; from 72k 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 SPORE™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SPORE™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 526k–1.4M

best case 3.8M (Planet Coaster)

The Sandbox genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 526k–1.4M copies

≈ $4.0M–$12.0M after Steam's cut

from ~16k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.9M–4.7M copies

Planet Coaster · ≈ $35.6M–$95.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (7 of 8) and Building (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Building, priced around $45.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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