How much revenue did Evil Genius make?

$515k–$1.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Evil Genius sell?

Q: How many copies did Evil Genius sell?

187k to 304k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 187k–304k; $515k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $936k–$2.1M before the cut; from 4k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Evil Genius out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Evil Genius's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 302k–580k

best case 2.3M (NBA 2K20)

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

≈ 302k–580k copies

≈ $2.2M–$6.2M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies

NBA 2K20

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Management (5 of 8) and Simulation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Basketball + Sports, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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