How much revenue did Forts make?

$3.6M–$9.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Forts sell?

Q: How many copies did Forts sell?

863k to 1.4M copies, based on its 25k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 863k–1.4M; $3.6M–$9.6M after Steam's cut $6.5M–$14.7M before the cut; from 25k 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 Forts out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Forts's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 366k–1.2M

best case 6.2M (Scrap Mechanic)

The Building 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

≈ 366k–1.2M copies

≈ $3.0M–$10.8M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.7M–7.7M copies

Scrap Mechanic · ≈ $26.0M–$69.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (7 of 8) and Base-Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Building + Sandbox, priced around $20.
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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