How much revenue did Microtopia make?

$126k–$339k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Microtopia sell?

Q: How many copies did Microtopia sell?

23k to 37k copies, based on its 956 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 23k–37k; $126k–$339k after Steam's cut $229k–$522k before the cut; from 956 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 Microtopia out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Microtopia's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 118k–133k

best case 1.2M (Against the Storm)

The Base-Building genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 118k–133k copies

≈ $1.0M–$1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 884k–1.4M copies

Against the Storm · ≈ $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (7 of 8) and City Builder (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder, priced around $30.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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