How much revenue did Project L33T: Founders Edition make?

$89k–$239k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Project L33T: Founders Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Project L33T: Founders Edition sell?

16k to 26k copies, based on its 675 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 16k–26k; $89k–$239k after Steam's cut $162k–$368k before the cut; from 675 reviews (Mixed)

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 Project L33T: Founders Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Project L33T: Founders Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12.2M–28.6M

best case 33.3M (Cyberpunk 2077)

The Open World 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

≈ 12.2M–28.6M copies

≈ $127.1M–$212.1M after Steam's cut

from ~491k reviews

Best case

≈ 25.4M–41.2M copies

Cyberpunk 2077 · ≈ $418.4M–$1125.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (6 of 8) and Open World Survival Craft (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Cyberpunk + Open World, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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