How much revenue did Planet Barren Objective make?

$256–$690 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Planet Barren Objective sell?

Q: How many copies did Planet Barren Objective sell?

312 to 507 copies, based on its 13 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 312–507; $256–$690 after Steam's cut $466–$1k before the cut; from 13 reviews (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 Planet Barren Objective out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Planet Barren Objective's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–83k

best case 646k (Kingdom: New Lands)

The Colony Sim genre

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 1k–83k copies

≈ $5k–$506k after Steam's cut

from ~256 reviews

Best case

≈ 492k–800k copies

Kingdom: New Lands · ≈ $2.0M–$5.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Colony Sim (7 of 8) and Exploration (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Survival, priced around $15.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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