How much revenue did Plan B: Terraform make?

$375k–$1.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Plan B: Terraform sell?

Q: How many copies did Plan B: Terraform sell?

85k to 139k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 85k–139k; $375k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $682k–$1.6M 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 Plan B: Terraform out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Plan B: Terraform's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–4.2M

best case 8.7M (Satisfactory)

The Base-Building 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

≈ 1.1M–4.2M copies

≈ $13.3M–$44.4M after Steam's cut

from ~56k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.6M–10.7M copies

Satisfactory · ≈ $72.7M–$195.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (7 of 8) and Building (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + Automation, priced around $40.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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