How much revenue did The Oregon Trail make?

$246k–$662k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Oregon Trail sell?

Q: How many copies did The Oregon Trail sell?

30k to 49k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 30k–49k; $246k–$662k after Steam's cut $448k–$1.0M before the cut; from 1k 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 The Oregon Trail out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Oregon Trail's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 154k–394k

best case 1.6M (Kingdom Two Crowns)

The City Builder 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

≈ 154k–394k copies

≈ $1.1M–$2.1M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M–1.9M copies

Kingdom Two Crowns · ≈ $6.5M–$17.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on City Builder (2 of 8) and Detective (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + City Builder, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Tower Defense + Minimalist + Building; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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