How much revenue did RimWorld make?

$71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did RimWorld sell?

Q: How many copies did RimWorld sell?

7.4M to 12.0M copies, based on its 243k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7.4M–12.0M; $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut $129.3M–$294.2M before the cut; from 243k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 RimWorld out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including RimWorld's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 838k–1.1M

best case 5.4M (Oxygen Not Included)

The Colony Sim 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

≈ 838k–1.1M copies

≈ $10.2M–$11.8M after Steam's cut

from ~29k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.1M–6.7M copies

Oxygen Not Included · ≈ $28.2M–$75.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Colony Sim (7 of 8) and City Builder (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Survival, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Survival; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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