How much revenue did Creature Crafter make?

$44k–$118k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Creature Crafter sell?

Q: How many copies did Creature Crafter sell?

20k to 33k copies, based on its 834 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 20k–33k; $44k–$118k after Steam's cut $80k–$182k before the cut; from 834 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 Creature Crafter out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Creature Crafter's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 535k–1.1M

best case 4.9M (SPORE™)

The Sandbox genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 535k–1.1M copies

≈ $3.9M–$8.1M after Steam's cut

from ~16k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.1M copies

SPORE™ · ≈ $20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (7 of 8) and Building (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Simulation, priced around $32. The breakout hits carry Exploration + Simulation + Relaxing; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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