How much revenue did Ruinarch make?

$233k–$625k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ruinarch sell?

Q: How many copies did Ruinarch sell?

34k to 55k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 34k–55k; $233k–$625k after Steam's cut $423k–$962k before the cut; from 1k reviews (Mixed)

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 Ruinarch out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ruinarch's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 34k–431k

best case 843k (Dungeons 3)

The Villain Protagonist genre

4 of your 8 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

≈ 34k–431k copies

≈ $120k–$4.5M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 643k–1.0M copies

Dungeons 3 · ≈ $5.3M–$14.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Villain Protagonist (8 of 8) and Base-Building (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Villain Protagonist + Base-Building, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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