How much revenue did The Sapling make?

$276k–$743k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Sapling sell?

Q: How many copies did The Sapling sell?

56k to 91k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 56k–91k; $276k–$743k after Steam's cut $503k–$1.1M before the cut; from 2k 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 The Sapling out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Sapling's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–2.0M

best case 8.8M (Kerbal Space Program)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 1.6M–2.0M copies

≈ $15.5M–$26.7M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.7M–10.9M copies

Kerbal Space Program · ≈ $73.8M–$198.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (5 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Space + Simulation, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Space Sim + Science + Moddable; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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