How much revenue did Mechanica make?

An estimated 5k to 12k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mechanica sell?

Q: How many copies did Mechanica sell?

An estimated 17k to 27k copies, based on its 638 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 17k–27k; $5k–$12k net $8k–$19k gross; from 638 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 Mechanica out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mechanica's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 201k–239k

best case 706k (Drunken Wrestlers 2)

The Simulation lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 234k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 234k copies

≈ $1.1M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 706k copies

Drunken Wrestlers 2 · ≈ $1.1M after Steam's cut

from 19k 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 Programming + Simulation, priced around $16.
The breakout hits carry Sandbox + Early Access; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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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