How much revenue did Master of Orion 1 make?

$31k–$84k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Master of Orion 1 sell?

Q: How many copies did Master of Orion 1 sell?

19k to 31k copies, based on its 456 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 19k–31k; $31k–$84k after Steam's cut $57k–$129k before Steam's cut; from 456 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Master of Orion 1 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Master of Orion 1's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 141k–535k

best case 1.7M (Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™)

Games like Master of Orion 1

A typical game among these

≈ 141k–535k copies

≈ $733k–$3.7M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ at ≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies, ≈ $14.3M–$38.4M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 4X (7 of 8) and Sci-fi (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Sci-fi, priced around $40.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2017, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 43 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Battlestar Galactica Deadlock 2017	Est. copies ≈ 146k–237k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Very Positive	StrategySpace
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition 2011	Est. copies ≈ 108k–176k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $297k–$799k after Steam's cut $540k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	4X Grand Strategy
Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M 6.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $14.3M–$38.4M after Steam's cut $26.0M–$59.0M before Steam's cut	$39.99	23k reviews Mixed	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
Master of Orion 2 2016	Est. copies ≈ 73k–119k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $121k–$324k after Steam's cut $219k–$499k before Steam's cut	$5.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Strategy4X
ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition 2012	Est. copies ≈ 607k–987k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.9M before Steam's cut	$9.99	10k reviews Very Positive	Strategy4X
Sid Meier's Starships 2015	Est. copies ≈ 121k–196k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $498k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $906k–$2.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Mixed	StrategySpace
Distant Worlds: Universe 2014	Est. copies ≈ 104k–169k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $857k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.5M before Steam's cut	$29.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Strategy4X
Master of Orion 2016	Est. copies ≈ 341k–554k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.3M–$9.7M before Steam's cut	$24.99	8k reviews Mostly Positive	Strategy4X