How much revenue did Banished make?

$12.4M–$33.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Banished sell?

Q: How many copies did Banished sell?

2.2M to 3.7M copies, based on its 43k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.2M–3.7M; $12.4M–$33.2M after Steam's cut $22.5M–$51.1M before the cut; from 43k 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 Banished out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Banished's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.8M–4.7M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The City Builder 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

≈ 1.8M–4.7M copies

≈ $21.1M–$54.7M after Steam's cut

from ~71k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on City Builder (7 of 8) and Colony Sim (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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