How much revenue did Rising World make?

$1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rising World sell?

Q: How many copies did Rising World sell?

337k to 548k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 337k–548k; $1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.7M before Steam's cut; from 6k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Rising World and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rising World's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6k–40k

best case 2.2M (Core Keeper)

Games like Rising World

A typical game among these

≈ 6k–40k copies

≈ $72k–$360k after Steam's cut

from ~608 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Core Keeper at ≈ 1.7M–2.7M copies, ≈ $9.3M–$24.9M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 185 reviews in their first month; the range was 23 to 39k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Crafting (5 of 8) and Exploration (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Crafting, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Pixel Graphics + Survival; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 to 2025, and 3 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Core Keeper 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.7M 112x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.3M–$24.9M after Steam's cut $16.9M–$38.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	68k reviews Very Positive	Pixel GraphicsOpen World Survival Craft
Dinkum 2025	Est. copies ≈ 725k–1.2M 48x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.0M–$10.7M after Steam's cut $7.2M–$16.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	29k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftAgriculture
Potion Brew: Co-op 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before Steam's cut	$4.99	68 reviews Mostly Positive	ExplorationOnline Co-Op
Spirit of the Island 2022	Est. copies ≈ 47k–77k 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $195k–$524k after Steam's cut $354k–$806k before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Mixed	Family FriendlyRelaxing
Lighthouse Keeper 2022	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $39k–$105k after Steam's cut $71k–$161k before Steam's cut	$11.99	477 reviews Mostly Positive	Open World Survival CraftPuzzle
cyubeVR 2018	Est. copies ≈ 35k–56k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $285k–$765k after Steam's cut $517k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	1k reviews Very Positive	VRBuilding
Everafter Falls 2024	Est. copies ≈ 18k–30k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $101k–$271k after Steam's cut $183k–$417k before Steam's cut	$19.99	739 reviews Very Positive	Simulation Farming Sim
North Modding Company: Bergsbruk 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	81 reviews Mixed	Early AccessSimulation