How much revenue did Crying Suns make?

$897k–$2.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Crying Suns sell?

Q: How many copies did Crying Suns sell?

131k to 212k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 131k–212k; $897k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M 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 Crying Suns out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Crying Suns's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.7M–6.2M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The 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

≈ 2.7M–6.2M copies

≈ $19.0M–$71.9M after Steam's cut

from ~113k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

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

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (6 of 8) and Simulation (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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