How much revenue did Vertical Kingdom make?

$18k–$49k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Vertical Kingdom sell?

Q: How many copies did Vertical Kingdom sell?

3k to 5k copies, based on its 137 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; $18k–$49k after Steam's cut $33k–$75k before the cut; from 137 reviews (Mostly 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 Vertical Kingdom out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Vertical Kingdom's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 29k–94k

best case 1.2M (Against the Storm)

The Simulation genre

6 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 29k–94k copies

≈ $337k–$817k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 884k–1.4M copies

Against the Storm · ≈ $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and City Builder (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Colony Sim + Management + Resource Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 3 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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