How much revenue did The Political Machine make?

The Political Machine is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did The Political Machine sell?

Q: How many copies did The Political Machine sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 289 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; from 289 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 918k–8.1M

best case 19.8M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)

The Turn-Based Strategy 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

≈ 918k–8.1M copies

≈ $5.4M–$145.6M after Steam's cut

from ~39k reviews

Best case

≈ 15.1M–24.5M copies

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · ≈ $248.4M–$667.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Strategy (7 of 8) and Historical (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Historical, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Sid Meier's Civilization® V 2010	Est. copies ≈ 10.9M–17.8M 5.4x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $90.1M–$242.3M after Steam's cut $163.9M–$372.8M before the cut	$29.99	210k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Turn-Based StrategyStrategy
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15.1M–24.5M 9.6x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $248.4M–$667.9M after Steam's cut $451.7M–$1027.6M before the cut	$59.99	376k reviews Very Positive	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
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