How much revenue did Automation Empire make?

An estimated 627k to 1.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Automation Empire sell?

Q: How many copies did Automation Empire sell?

An estimated 76k to 124k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 76k–124k; $627k–$1.7M net $1.1M–$2.6M gross; from 3k reviews (Mixed)

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 Automation Empire out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Automation Empire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.0M–8.7M

best case 9.6M (Schedule I)

The Automation lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 3.7M copies.

A typical game

≈ 3.7M copies

≈ $48.7M after Steam's cut

from ~91k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.6M copies

Schedule I · ≈ $74.5M after Steam's cut

from 306k reviews

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 Simulation + Co-op, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, 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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