How much revenue did My Recycling Center make?

$63k–$169k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did My Recycling Center sell?

Q: How many copies did My Recycling Center sell?

15k to 25k copies, based on its 635 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–25k; $63k–$169k after Steam's cut $114k–$260k before the cut; from 635 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left My Recycling Center out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including My Recycling Center's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.0M–2.7M

best case 6.8M (The Sims™ 4)

The Simulation 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

≈ 1.0M–2.7M copies

≈ $13.0M–$19.1M after Steam's cut

from ~63k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.2M–8.5M copies

The Sims™ 4

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Immersive Sim (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Life Sim + Character Customization, priced around $25.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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