How much revenue did IXION make?

An estimated 4.0M to 10.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did IXION sell?

Q: How many copies did IXION sell?

An estimated 418k to 680k copies, based on its 17k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 418k–680k; $4.0M–$10.8M net $7.3M–$16.7M gross; from 17k reviews (Mostly 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 IXION out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including IXION's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 341k–1.6M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The Simulation lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 603k copies.

A typical game

≈ 603k copies

≈ $4.6M after Steam's cut

from ~15k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $130.7M after Steam's cut

from 242k 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 Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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