How much revenue did ChingMing make?

$118–$318 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ChingMing sell?

Q: How many copies did ChingMing sell?

216 to 351 copies, based on its 9 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 216–351; $118–$318 after Steam's cut $215–$489 before the cut; from 9 reviews (9 user reviews)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.4M

best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)

The Base-Building 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

≈ 1.1M–1.4M copies

≈ $5.3M–$8.7M after Steam's cut

from ~27k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M–15.7M copies

7 Days to Die · ≈ $119.8M–$322.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (6 of 8) and Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + Survival, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Survival + Zombies; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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