How much revenue did Observation make?

$938k–$2.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Observation sell?

Q: How many copies did Observation sell?

136k to 222k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 136k–222k; $938k–$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 Observation out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Observation's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.1M–16.7M

best case 34.9M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

The Crafting 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

≈ 8.1M–16.7M copies

≈ $99.1M–$188.2M after Steam's cut

from ~326k reviews

Best case

≈ 26.6M–43.2M copies

ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Crafting (4 of 8) and Exploration (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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