How much revenue did Socialism Simulator make?

An estimated 7k to 20k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Socialism Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Socialism Simulator sell?

An estimated 7k to 11k copies, based on its 284 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7k–11k; $7k–$20k net $14k–$31k gross; from 284 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 Socialism Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Socialism Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 338k–487k

best case 1.8M (Sid Meier's Civilization VII)

The Political Sim lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 399k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 399k copies

≈ $3.1M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.8M copies

Sid Meier's Civilization VII · ≈ $48.6M after Steam's cut

from 57k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 2 are too small to compare.

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 Grand Strategy + Historical, priced around $70.
The breakout hits carry Grand Strategy + Historical + 4X; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2025, 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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