How much revenue did Anno 1800 make?

$15.2M–$40.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Anno 1800 sell?

Q: How many copies did Anno 1800 sell?

918k to 1.5M copies, based on its 32k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 918k–1.5M; $15.2M–$40.7M after Steam's cut $27.5M–$62.7M before the cut; from 32k 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 Anno 1800 out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Anno 1800's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.4M–9.7M

best case 17.7M (Cities: Skylines)

The Building genre

All 5 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

≈ 5.4M–9.7M copies

≈ $63.5M–$131.2M after Steam's cut

from ~232k reviews

Best case

≈ 13.5M–21.9M copies

Cities: Skylines · ≈ $111.2M–$298.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (4 of 5) and Sandbox (4 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30.
The era: None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Cities: Skylines 2015	Est. copies ≈ 13.5M–21.9M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $111.2M–$298.9M after Steam's cut $202.2M–$459.9M before the cut	$29.99	291k reviews Very Positive	City Builder Simulation
Factorio 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.1M–10.0M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $59.0M–$158.5M after Steam's cut $107.2M–$243.9M before the cut	$35.00	232k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AutomationBase-Building
Frostpunk 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.1M–6.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $34.1M–$91.8M after Steam's cut $62.1M–$141.3M before the cut	$29.99	136k reviews Very Positive	City Builder Survival
RimWorld 2018	Est. copies ≈ 7.4M–12.0M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut $129.3M–$294.2M before the cut	$34.99	243k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Colony SimBase-Building
Planet Zoo 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $34.5M–$92.6M after Steam's cut $62.6M–$142.5M before the cut	$44.99	97k reviews Very Positive	Management Simulation