How much revenue did Terraformers make?

An estimated 490k to 1.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Terraformers sell?

Q: How many copies did Terraformers sell?

An estimated 89k to 145k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 89k–145k; $490k–$1.3M net $890k–$2.0M gross; from 4k 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 Terraformers out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Terraformers's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–2.9M

best case 21.6M (No Man's Sky)

The Survival lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 2.8M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 2.8M copies

≈ $20.6M after Steam's cut

from ~65k reviews

Best case

≈ 21.6M copies

No Man's Sky · ≈ $500.4M after Steam's cut

from 411k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 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 Survival, priced around $45.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, 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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