How much revenue did Cartel Tycoon make?

An estimated 748k to 2.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cartel Tycoon sell?

Q: How many copies did Cartel Tycoon sell?

An estimated 91k to 147k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 91k–147k; $748k–$2.0M net $1.4M–$3.1M gross; from 4k 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 Cartel Tycoon out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cartel Tycoon's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 312k–738k

best case 4.5M (Prison Architect)

The City Builder lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 465k copies.

A typical game

≈ 465k copies

≈ $3.4M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.5M copies

Prison Architect · ≈ $51.9M after Steam's cut

from 74k 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 + Building, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2009 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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