How much revenue did SpaceEngine make?

$3.8M–$10.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SpaceEngine sell?

Q: How many copies did SpaceEngine sell?

463k to 753k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 463k–753k; $3.8M–$10.3M after Steam's cut $6.9M–$15.8M before the cut; from 16k 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 SpaceEngine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SpaceEngine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.8M–29.1M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The First-Person 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

≈ 7.8M–29.1M copies

≈ $54.2M–$109.0M after Steam's cut

from ~335k reviews

Best case

≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (4 of 8) and Open World (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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