How much revenue did Poly Bridge 3 make?

$296k–$797k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Poly Bridge 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Poly Bridge 3 sell?

54k to 88k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 54k–88k; $296k–$797k after Steam's cut $539k–$1.2M before Steam's cut; from 2k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Poly Bridge 3 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Poly Bridge 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 46k–319k

best case 1.0M (Poly Bridge)

Games like Poly Bridge 3

A typical game among these

≈ 46k–319k copies

≈ $262k–$1.5M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Poly Bridge at ≈ 788k–1.3M copies, ≈ $2.2M–$5.8M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Building (8 of 8) and Puzzle (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Building + Simulation, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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From Dust 2011	Est. copies ≈ 189k–307k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $778k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Mixed	God GameSimulation
Poly Bridge 2016	Est. copies ≈ 788k–1.3M 6.9x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.8M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$9.0M before Steam's cut	$9.99	19k reviews Very Positive	BuildingSimulation
Block'hood 2017	Est. copies ≈ 43k–70k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $178k–$478k after Steam's cut $324k–$736k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	City Builder Simulation
Infinifactory 2015	Est. copies ≈ 121k–197k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $833k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleBuilding
while True: learn() 2019	Est. copies ≈ 237k–386k 3.0x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $848k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.5M before Steam's cut	$12.99	8k reviews Very Positive	ProgrammingSimulation
GRIDROAD 2024	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $30k–$80k after Steam's cut $54k–$123k before Steam's cut	$9.99	436 reviews Very Positive	SimulationStrategy
Bridge Constructor Portal 2017	Est. copies ≈ 259k–421k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $712k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Puzzle Simulation
LogicBots 2017	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $35k–$95k after Steam's cut $64k–$146k before Steam's cut	$19.99	187 reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationIndie