How much revenue did Surviving the Aftermath make?

$931k–$2.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Surviving the Aftermath sell?

Q: How many copies did Surviving the Aftermath sell?

113k to 183k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 113k–183k; $931k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.9M 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 Surviving the Aftermath out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Surviving the Aftermath's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 308k–948k

best case 5.4M (Frostpunk)

The City Builder genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 308k–948k copies

≈ $3.1M–$15.2M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.1M–6.7M copies

Frostpunk · ≈ $34.1M–$91.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on City Builder (8 of 8) and Colony Sim (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Survival, priced around $30.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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