How much revenue did Ark of Charon make?

$67k–$180k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ark of Charon sell?

Q: How many copies did Ark of Charon sell?

10k to 16k copies, based on its 407 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–16k; $67k–$180k after Steam's cut $122k–$278k before the cut; from 407 reviews (Mostly 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 Ark of Charon out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ark of Charon's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 757k–1.4M

best case 1.4M (Kingdoms and Castles)

The Building genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 757k–1.4M copies

≈ $3.5M–$8.9M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.7M copies

Kingdoms and Castles · ≈ $5.9M–$15.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (5 of 8) and Base-Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Colony Sim, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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