How much revenue did Captain of Industry make?

An estimated 2.6M to 6.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Captain of Industry sell?

Q: How many copies did Captain of Industry sell?

An estimated 267k to 434k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 267k–434k; $2.6M–$6.9M net $4.7M–$10.6M gross; from 11k 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 Captain of Industry out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Captain of Industry's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 374k–4.2M

best case 8.0M (Factorio)

The Automation lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.7M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 1.7M copies

≈ $14.1M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.0M copies

Factorio · ≈ $108.6M after Steam's cut

from 232k 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 Automation + Base-Building, priced around $35.
2 of your 4 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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Factorio 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.1M–9.9M 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $58.9M–$158.3M net $107.0M–$243.5M gross	$35.00	232k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AutomationBase-Building +6
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