How much revenue did SimplePlanes make?

$1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SimplePlanes sell?

Q: How many copies did SimplePlanes sell?

505k to 821k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 505k–821k; $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.5M before the cut; from 11k 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 SimplePlanes out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SimplePlanes's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 64k–150k

best case 2.1M (Stormworks: Build and Rescue)

The Flight genre

6 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

≈ 64k–150k copies

≈ $371k–$1.7M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M–2.5M copies

Stormworks: Build and Rescue · ≈ $10.7M–$28.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Flight (4 of 8) and Base-Building (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Base-Building, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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