How much revenue did Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation make?

$1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation sell?

Q: How many copies did Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation sell?

199k to 323k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 199k–323k; $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.8M before the cut; from 5k reviews (Mostly 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 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.0M–2.1M

best case 3.1M (Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition)

The Base-Building 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

≈ 1.0M–2.1M copies

≈ $8.6M–$32.5M after Steam's cut

from ~44k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M–3.8M copies

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition · ≈ $25.8M–$69.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (8 of 8) and RTS (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with RTS + Base-Building, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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