How much revenue did shapez make?

An estimated 1.1M to 3.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did shapez sell?

Q: How many copies did shapez sell?

An estimated 412k to 670k copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 412k–670k; $1.1M–$3.0M net $2.1M–$4.7M gross; from 16k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 shapez out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including shapez's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 982k–1.2M

best case 8.7M (Satisfactory)

The Base-Building lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.1M copies

≈ $12.3M after Steam's cut

from ~34k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.7M copies

Satisfactory · ≈ $133.7M after Steam's cut

from 275k 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 Base-Building, priced around $29.
The breakout hits carry Crafting + Open World + Resource Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2020 to 2026, 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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