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How many copies did The Lost Village sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 75k–122k
$247k–$663k after Steam's cut $448k–$1.0M before the cut
from 3k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The Lost Village out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Lost Village's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.5M–6.9M
best case 8.1M (Factorio)
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
≈ 3.5M–6.9M copies
≈ $50.8M–$70.7M after Steam's cut
from ~100k reviews
Best case
≈ 6.1M–10.0M copies
Factorio · ≈ $59.1M–$158.9M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Base-Building (6 of 8) and City Builder (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Automation + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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