How much revenue did Transport Fever make?

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

How many copies did Transport Fever sell?

Q: How many copies did Transport Fever sell?

433k to 704k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 433k–704k; $3.6M–$9.6M after Steam's cut $6.5M–$14.8M 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 Transport Fever out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Transport Fever's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–506k

best case 17.7M (Cities: Skylines)

The City Builder genre

4 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

≈ 5k–506k copies

≈ $178k–$10.7M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 13.5M–21.9M copies

Cities: Skylines · ≈ $111.2M–$298.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on City Builder (7 of 8) and Sandbox (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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