How much revenue did Border Pioneer make?

$185k–$497k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Border Pioneer sell?

Q: How many copies did Border Pioneer sell?

45k to 73k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 45k–73k; $185k–$497k after Steam's cut $336k–$765k 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 Border Pioneer out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Border Pioneer's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 948k–1.4M

best case 8.1M (Factorio)

The 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

≈ 948k–1.4M copies

≈ $4.5M–$10.3M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.1M–10.0M copies

Factorio · ≈ $59.1M–$158.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (5 of 8) and Base-Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Automation + Base-Building, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Automation + Multiplayer + Resource Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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