How much revenue did Project Chemistry make?

An estimated 20k to 53k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Project Chemistry sell?

Q: How many copies did Project Chemistry sell?

An estimated 5k to 9k copies, based on its 221 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–9k; $20k–$53k net $36k–$81k gross; from 221 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 Project Chemistry out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Project Chemistry's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 44k–73k

best case 1.1M (Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game)

The Sandbox lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 52k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 52k copies

≈ $338k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M copies

Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game · ≈ $12.4M after Steam's cut

from 18k 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 Simulation, priced around $30.
The breakout hits carry Early Access + Immersive Sim + Realistic; 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 Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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