How much revenue did China: Mao's legacy make?

$58k–$155k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did China: Mao's legacy sell?

Q: How many copies did China: Mao's legacy sell?

30k to 49k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 30k–49k; $58k–$155k after Steam's cut $105k–$239k before the cut; from 1k 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 China: Mao's legacy out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including China: Mao's legacy's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–2.7M

best case 9.3M (Europa Universalis IV)

The Simulation 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

≈ 1.5M–2.7M copies

≈ $11.1M–$53.3M after Steam's cut

from ~54k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.1M–11.6M copies

Europa Universalis IV · ≈ $97.9M–$263.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Grand Strategy (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Grand Strategy + Historical, priced around $50.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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