How much revenue did This Is the Police make?

$1.8M–$5.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did This Is the Police sell?

Q: How many copies did This Is the Police sell?

447k to 726k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 447k–726k; $1.8M–$5.0M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.6M 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 This Is the Police out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including This Is the Police's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.9M–4.9M

best case 10.3M (Stellaris)

The Simulation 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

≈ 2.9M–4.9M copies

≈ $45.5M–$49.4M after Steam's cut

from ~95k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.8M–12.7M copies

Stellaris · ≈ $107.8M–$290.0M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and Management (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Space + Grand Strategy, priced around $50. The breakout hits carry Space + Sci-fi + 4X; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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