How much revenue did Basement make?

$353k–$948k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Basement sell?

Q: How many copies did Basement sell?

64k to 104k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 64k–104k; $353k–$948k after Steam's cut $641k–$1.5M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mostly 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 Basement out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Basement's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 257k–656k

best case 9.7M (Schedule I)

The Management 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

≈ 257k–656k copies

≈ $2.9M–$5.4M after Steam's cut

from ~11k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

Schedule I · ≈ $40.7M–$109.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Management (7 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Co-op, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Co-op + Multiplayer + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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