How much revenue did Rise to Ruins make?

$921k–$2.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rise to Ruins sell?

Q: How many copies did Rise to Ruins sell?

223k to 363k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 223k–363k; $921k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.8M before the cut; from 8k 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 Rise to Ruins out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rise to Ruins's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 629k–1.4M

best case 1.9M (They Are Billions)

The Building genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 629k–1.4M copies

≈ $3.2M–$9.7M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.5M–2.4M copies

They Are Billions · ≈ $12.2M–$32.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (6 of 8) and Colony Sim (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + Colony Sim, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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