How much revenue did Star Control®: Origins make?

$448k–$1.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Star Control®: Origins sell?

Q: How many copies did Star Control®: Origins sell?

81k to 132k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 81k–132k; $448k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $814k–$1.9M before the cut; from 3k reviews (Mostly Positive)

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 Star Control®: Origins out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Star Control®: Origins's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–6.0M

best case 20.2M (Undertale)

The Story Rich 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

≈ 2.3M–6.0M copies

≈ $13.3M–$77.2M after Steam's cut

from ~70k reviews

Best case

≈ 15.4M–25.0M copies

Undertale · ≈ $42.2M–$113.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (5 of 8) and Choices Matter (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Choices Matter, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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