How much revenue did Prison Architect make?

$28.2M–$75.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Prison Architect sell?

Q: How many copies did Prison Architect sell?

3.4M to 5.5M copies, based on its 74k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.4M–5.5M; $28.2M–$75.7M after Steam's cut $51.2M–$116.5M before the cut; from 74k 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 Prison Architect out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Prison Architect's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12.5M–54.1M

best case 55.2M (Rust)

The Open World 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

≈ 12.5M–54.1M copies

≈ $179.7M–$316.1M after Steam's cut

from ~570k reviews

Best case

≈ 42.0M–68.3M copies

Rust · ≈ $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Open World Survival Craft (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Crafting, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Rust 2018	Est. copies ≈ 42.0M–68.3M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut $840.2M–$1911.5M before the cut	$39.99	1.4M reviews Very Positive	SurvivalCrafting
Raft 2022	Est. copies ≈ 9.0M–14.7M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $49.6M–$133.3M after Steam's cut $90.1M–$205.0M before the cut	$19.99	376k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalMultiplayer
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The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.6M–33.5M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut $206.1M–$468.9M before the cut	$19.99	678k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
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