How much revenue did River Town Factory make?

$133k–$357k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did River Town Factory sell?

Q: How many copies did River Town Factory sell?

32k to 52k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 32k–52k; $133k–$357k after Steam's cut $242k–$550k before the cut; from 1k 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 River Town Factory out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including River Town Factory's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 463k–985k

best case 8.0M (Factorio)

The Base-Building 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

≈ 463k–985k copies

≈ $3.1M–$5.0M after Steam's cut

from ~27k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.1M–10.0M copies

Factorio · ≈ $59.0M–$158.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (5 of 8) and Sandbox (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Automation + Base-Building, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Crafting + Resource Management + Survival; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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