How much revenue did The Escapists 2 make?

$6.4M–$17.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Escapists 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did The Escapists 2 sell?

1.2M to 1.9M copies, based on its 34k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–1.9M; $6.4M–$17.1M after Steam's cut $11.5M–$26.3M before the cut; from 34k 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 The Escapists 2 out and predicted the genre from its 7 similar games. Every figure here, including The Escapists 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–2.4M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The Base-Building genre

All 7 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

≈ 1.3M–2.4M copies

≈ $5.4M–$8.1M after Steam's cut

from ~48k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (3 of 7) and Sandbox (3 of 7).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + Survival, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Survival + Base-Building + Sandbox; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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