How much revenue did PULSAR: Lost Colony make?

$781k–$2.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did PULSAR: Lost Colony sell?

Q: How many copies did PULSAR: Lost Colony sell?

142k to 231k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 142k–231k; $781k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before the cut; from 6k 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 PULSAR: Lost Colony out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including PULSAR: Lost Colony's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–2.3M

best case 21.6M (No Man's Sky)

The Space genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 1.6M–2.3M copies

≈ $12.5M–$19.1M after Steam's cut

from ~34k reviews

Best case

≈ 16.5M–26.8M copies

No Man's Sky · ≈ $271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Space (7 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Automation + Space, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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