How much revenue did Autonauts vs Piratebots make?

$72k–$193k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Autonauts vs Piratebots sell?

Q: How many copies did Autonauts vs Piratebots sell?

13k to 21k copies, based on its 526 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 13k–21k; $72k–$193k after Steam's cut $130k–$297k before Steam's cut; from 526 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 Autonauts vs Piratebots and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Autonauts vs Piratebots's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 516k–986k

best case 10.4M (Schedule I)

Games like Autonauts vs Piratebots

A typical game among these

≈ 516k–986k copies

≈ $4.5M–$7.7M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Schedule I at ≈ 7.9M–12.8M copies, ≈ $43.4M–$116.6M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 50k reviews in their first month; the range was 744 to 184k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Automation (5 of 8) and Base-Building (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + Automation, priced around $32. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Open World + Co-op; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2026, and 3 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 61 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
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game 2015	Est. copies ≈ 882k–1.4M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut $13.2M–$30.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	18k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Management
Satisfactory 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6.9M–11.3M 16x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $76.3M–$205.2M after Steam's cut $138.8M–$315.7M before Steam's cut	$39.99	280k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Base-BuildingAutomation
Schedule I 2025	Est. copies ≈ 7.9M–12.8M 19x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $43.4M–$116.6M after Steam's cut $78.8M–$179.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	318k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Simulation Co-op
shapez 2 - Factory 2026	Est. copies ≈ 385k–625k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	16k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ManagementStrategy
Factorio 2020	Est. copies ≈ 5.9M–9.5M 14x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $56.4M–$151.5M after Steam's cut $102.5M–$233.1M before Steam's cut	$35.00	236k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AutomationBase-Building
Hydroneer 2020	Est. copies ≈ 708k–1.2M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.9M–$7.8M after Steam's cut $5.3M–$12.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	29k reviews Very Positive	Base-BuildingMining
shapez 2020	Est. copies ≈ 396k–644k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before Steam's cut	$9.99	16k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AutomationBase-Building
ASTRONEER 2019	Est. copies ≈ 4.0M–6.5M 8.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $33.1M–$89.1M after Steam's cut $60.2M–$137.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	139k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerOpen World