How much revenue did Stellaris make?

$107.8M–$290.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Stellaris sell?

Q: How many copies did Stellaris sell?

7.8M to 12.7M copies, based on its 196k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7.8M–12.7M; $107.8M–$290.0M after Steam's cut $196.1M–$446.1M before the cut; from 196k 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 Stellaris out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stellaris's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 953k–1.3M

best case 2.9M (STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack)

The Sci-fi 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

≈ 953k–1.3M copies

≈ $8.1M–$22.6M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.2M–3.6M copies

STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack · ≈ $12.2M–$32.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sci-fi (5 of 8) and Space (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with RTS + Space, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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