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How many copies did Bot Colony sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 5k–8k
$21k–$56k after Steam's cut $38k–$86k before the cut
from 97 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 Bot Colony out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Bot Colony's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–6.2M
best case 8.8M (Detroit: Become Human)
The Robots 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
≈ 4.3M–6.2M copies
≈ $35.0M–$106.2M after Steam's cut
from ~128k reviews
Best case
≈ 6.7M–10.9M copies
Detroit: Become Human · ≈ $74.0M–$198.8M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Robots (5 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Choices Matter + Story Rich, priced around $40.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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