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How big is War Selection?
Estimated owners
≈ 672k–1.1M
from 23k 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 War Selection out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including War Selection's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.6M–3.8M
best case 11.8M (Raft)
The Building lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 3.7M copies
≈ $52.8M after Steam's cut
from ~82k reviews
Best case
≈ 11.8M copies
Raft · ≈ $91.2M after Steam's cut
from 375k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering
  • Winners here lead with Survival + Multiplayer, priced around $35.
  • The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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SteamSpy 2M–5M
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2018
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≈ 2.1M–3.4M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
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2022
Est. copies
≈ 9.0M–14.6M
4.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
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$49.4M–$132.9M net $89.9M–$204.5M gross
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375k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalMultiplayer +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$23.1M–$62.1M net $42.0M–$95.5M gross
$24.99
110k reviews
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SimulationDesign & Illustration +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 7.4M–12.0M
3.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
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$70.9M–$190.6M net $128.9M–$293.2M gross
$34.99
242k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Colony SimBase-Building +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 2.9M–4.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
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$35.6M–$95.7M net $64.7M–$147.3M gross
$44.99
72k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationBuilding +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 6.3M–10.3M
2.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$69.6M–$187.1M net $126.5M–$287.9M gross
$39.99
240k reviews
Very Positive
MilitaryRealistic +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 2.8M–4.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$34.2M–$91.9M net $62.1M–$141.4M gross
$44.99
96k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementSimulation +6

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