How much revenue did American Fugitive make?

$515k–$1.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did American Fugitive sell?

Q: How many copies did American Fugitive sell?

94k to 152k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 94k–152k; $515k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $936k–$2.1M before the cut; from 3k 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 American Fugitive out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including American Fugitive's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 511k–3.2M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The Sandbox genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 511k–3.2M copies

≈ $4.0M–$21.8M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.4M–12.0M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $71.1M–$191.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (7 of 8) and Base-Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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