How much revenue did The Escapists make?

$3.7M–$10.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Escapists sell?

Q: How many copies did The Escapists sell?

751k to 1.2M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 751k–1.2M; $3.7M–$10.0M after Steam's cut $6.8M–$15.4M before the cut; from 16k 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 The Escapists out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Escapists's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 897k–1.3M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 897k–1.3M copies

≈ $5.0M–$11.4M after Steam's cut

from ~29k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (6 of 8) and Base-Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + Survival, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Survival + Base-Building; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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