How much revenue did Final Upgrade make?

$60k–$162k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Final Upgrade sell?

Q: How many copies did Final Upgrade sell?

11k to 18k copies, based on its 458 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–18k; $60k–$162k after Steam's cut $110k–$250k before the cut; from 458 reviews (Mostly 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 Final Upgrade out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Final Upgrade's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 410k–495k

best case 5.2M (ASTRONEER)

The Building genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 410k–495k copies

≈ $4.8M–$5.9M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.0M–6.5M copies

ASTRONEER · ≈ $32.9M–$88.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (7 of 8) and Base-Building (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Base-Building + Open World, priced around $24. The breakout hits carry Open World + Open World Survival Craft + Base-Building; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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