How many copies did Fishing Planet sell?

2.6M to 4.3M copies, based on its 76k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Fishing Planet make?

Fishing Planet is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Fishing Planet?

Estimated owners: ≈ 2.6M–4.3M; from 76k 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 Fishing Planet out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Fishing Planet's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–3.2M

best case 16.9M (Path of Exile)

The Open World genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 1.2M–3.2M copies

≈ $6.5M–$17.4M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Best case

≈ 12.9M–20.9M copies

Path of Exile

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (4 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dark Fantasy + Action RPG, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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