How much revenue did The Universim make?

$2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Universim sell?

Q: How many copies did The Universim sell?

255k to 414k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 255k–414k; $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.7M before the cut; from 11k 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 The Universim out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Universim's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 61k–350k

best case 1.2M (Craft The World)

The Colony Sim genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 61k–350k copies

≈ $383k–$2.3M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 884k–1.4M copies

Craft The World · ≈ $4.6M–$12.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Colony Sim (7 of 8) and Base-Building (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dwarf + Colony Sim, priced around $19.
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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