How much revenue did Cardboard Town make?

$301k–$808k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cardboard Town sell?

Q: How many copies did Cardboard Town sell?

55k to 89k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 55k–89k; $301k–$808k after Steam's cut $547k–$1.2M 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 Cardboard Town out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cardboard Town's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 38k–172k

best case 1.2M (Against the Storm)

The City Builder genre

6 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

≈ 38k–172k copies

≈ $266k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 884k–1.4M copies

Against the Storm · ≈ $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on City Builder (6 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30.
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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