How much revenue did Microcivilization make?

$178k–$480k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Microcivilization sell?

Q: How many copies did Microcivilization sell?

36k to 59k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 36k–59k; $178k–$480k after Steam's cut $324k–$738k before Steam's cut; from 1k reviews (Mostly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Microcivilization and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Microcivilization's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–32k

best case 336k (Realm Grinder)

Games like Microcivilization

A typical game among these

≈ 5k–32k copies

≈ $10k–$23k after Steam's cut

from ~216 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Realm Grinder at ≈ 256k–416k copies.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 76 reviews in their first month; the range was 22 to 870.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Clicker (6 of 8) and Idler (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Clicker + City Builder.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 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 43 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
Realm Grinder 2017	Est. copies ≈ 256k–416k 35x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	7k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayClicker
NGU INDUSTRIES 2021	Est. copies ≈ 39k–63k 7.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessIdler
Defence to death 2017	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $5k–$14k after Steam's cut $10k–$22k before Steam's cut	$1.99	279 reviews Mixed	Turn-Based TacticsStrategy
Widget Inc. 2024	Est. copies ≈ 19k–31k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $27k–$71k after Steam's cut $48k–$110k before Steam's cut	$4.99	779 reviews Very Positive	ClickerAutomation
SimPocalypse 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $14k–$32k before Steam's cut	$9.99	114 reviews Mixed	IdlerClicker
Blacksmith Legends 2022	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	152 reviews Mixed	ManagementResource Management
Palladise Island 2021	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$0.99	149 reviews Very Positive	Idler2D
Flooded 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $12k–$33k after Steam's cut $22k–$51k before Steam's cut	$12.99	139 reviews Very Positive	RTSCity Builder