How much revenue did The Survivalists make?

$1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Survivalists sell?

Q: How many copies did The Survivalists sell?

266k to 432k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 266k–432k; $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.6M before the cut; from 10k 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 The Survivalists out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Survivalists's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 18.0M–30.7M

best case 105.0M (Terraria)

The Open World Survival Craft 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

≈ 18.0M–30.7M copies

≈ $166.6M–$207.4M after Steam's cut

from ~500k reviews

Best case

≈ 80.0M–130.0M copies

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

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World Survival Craft (8 of 8) and Survival (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Crafting, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Sandbox + PvP + 2D; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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