How much revenue did The End of the Sun make?

$50k–$134k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The End of the Sun sell?

Q: How many copies did The End of the Sun sell?

7k to 12k copies, based on its 303 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7k–12k; $50k–$134k after Steam's cut $91k–$207k before the cut; from 303 reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The End of the Sun out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The End of the Sun's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 18.1M–26.3M

best case 33.3M (Cyberpunk 2077)

The Open World 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

≈ 18.1M–26.3M copies

≈ $143.7M–$335.8M after Steam's cut

from ~432k reviews

Best case

≈ 25.4M–41.2M copies

Cyberpunk 2077 · ≈ $418.4M–$1125.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Exploration (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Cyberpunk + Open World, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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