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How big is Not For Broadcast: Prologue?
Estimated owners
≈ 22k–36k
from 766 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 Not For Broadcast: Prologue out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Not For Broadcast: Prologue's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 488–708
best case 51k (Plutocracy)
The Political lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 567 copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game
≈ 567 copies
≈ $2k after Steam's cut
from ~18 reviews
Best case
≈ 51k copies
Plutocracy · ≈ $497k after Steam's cut
from 1k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 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 Flight + Time Management, priced around $20.
  • The breakout hits carry Politics + Sandbox + Economy; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2018 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Bronze (under $10k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Gold ($250k–$1M). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2024
Est. copies
≈ 8k–14k
19x vs typical
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$28k–$74k net $50k–$115k gross
$11.99
350 reviews
Very Positive
FlightTime Management +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 11k–18k
26x vs typical
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$63k–$168k net $114k–$259k gross
$19.99
474 reviews
Mostly Positive
SimulationRPG +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 790–1k
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$3k–$8k net $6k–$13k gross
$13.99
26 reviews
Mixed
Choices MatterImmersive Sim +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 408–663
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$1k–$3k net $2k–$5k gross
$9.99
17 reviews
Positive
StrategySimulation +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 264–429
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$435–$1k net $791–$2k gross
$5.99
11 reviews
Mostly Positive
StrategyAmerica +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 20k–32k
41x vs typical
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
742 reviews
Very Positive
Time ManagementPvP +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 456–741
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$2k–$4k net $3k–$6k gross
$11.99
19 reviews
Positive
PoliticalChoices Matter +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 39k–64k
76x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$270k–$725k net $490k–$1.1M gross
$24.99
1k reviews
Mostly Positive
StrategyManagement +6

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