How much revenue did Space Haven make?

$1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Space Haven sell?

Q: How many copies did Space Haven sell?

277k to 450k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 277k–450k; $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before Steam's cut; from 11k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Space Haven and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Space Haven's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 461k–703k

best case 9.9M (RimWorld)

Games like Space Haven

A typical game among these

≈ 461k–703k copies

≈ $5.1M–$7.2M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: RimWorld at ≈ 7.6M–12.3M copies, ≈ $72.7M–$195.4M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 4k reviews in their first month; the range was 3k to 12k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Base-Building (6 of 8) and Colony Sim (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Management + Survival + Building; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 38 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Oxygen Not Included 2019	Est. copies ≈ 4.1M–6.7M 7.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $28.5M–$76.7M after Steam's cut $51.9M–$118.0M before Steam's cut	$24.99	144k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Colony SimBase-Building
Empires of the Undergrowth 2024	Est. copies ≈ 470k–764k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.9M–$10.4M after Steam's cut $7.1M–$16.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	19k reviews Very Positive	StrategySimulation
Dome Keeper 2022	Est. copies ≈ 558k–906k SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $2.8M–$7.4M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.4M before Steam's cut	$17.99	22k reviews Very Positive	SingleplayerPost-apocalyptic
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander 2022	Est. copies ≈ 320k–521k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Sci-fiSingleplayer
Surviving Mars 2018	Est. copies ≈ 889k–1.4M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	29k reviews Mostly Positive	Colony Sim City Builder
RimWorld 2018	Est. copies ≈ 7.6M–12.3M 14x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $72.7M–$195.4M after Steam's cut $132.2M–$300.7M before Steam's cut	$34.99	249k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Colony SimBase-Building
Stranded: Alien Dawn 2023	Est. copies ≈ 286k–464k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.8M–$7.4M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.4M before Steam's cut	$34.99	12k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalBase-Building
IXION 2022	Est. copies ≈ 443k–719k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.3M–$11.4M after Steam's cut $7.7M–$17.6M before Steam's cut	$34.99	18k reviews Mostly Positive	SpaceCity Builder