How much revenue did Sand:box make?

$22k–$58k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sand:box sell?

Q: How many copies did Sand:box sell?

39k to 64k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 39k–64k; $22k–$58k after Steam's cut $39k–$89k before the cut; from 2k 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 Sand:box out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sand:box's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–10.3M

best case 53.8M (Stardew Valley)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 2.1M–10.3M copies

≈ $16.5M–$114.4M after Steam's cut

from ~160k reviews

Best case

≈ 41.0M–66.6M copies

Stardew Valley · ≈ $169.0M–$454.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (7 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Farming Sim + Life Sim, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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