How much revenue did LOST EMBER make?

$1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did LOST EMBER sell?

Q: How many copies did LOST EMBER sell?

149k to 242k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 149k–242k; $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.1M before the cut; from 5k 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 LOST EMBER out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including LOST EMBER's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 24.5M–40.9M

best case 105.0M (Terraria)

The Open World 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

≈ 24.5M–40.9M copies

≈ $197.8M–$501.7M after Steam's cut

from ~615k reviews

Best case

≈ 80.0M–130.0M copies

Terraria · ≈ $219.8M–$590.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Crafting (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Sandbox, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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