How much revenue did Mindustry make?

An estimated 2.2M to 5.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mindustry sell?

Q: How many copies did Mindustry sell?

An estimated 785k to 1.3M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 785k–1.3M; $2.2M–$5.8M net $3.9M–$8.9M gross; from 27k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Mindustry out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mindustry's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 876k–1.4M

best case 8.0M (Factorio)

The Base-Building lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.3M copies

≈ $6.5M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.0M copies

Factorio · ≈ $108.6M after Steam's cut

from 232k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Base-Building + Strategy, priced around $32.
The breakout hits carry Survival + Automation + Zombies; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 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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