How much revenue did Modern Game Tycoon make?

$901–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Modern Game Tycoon sell?

Q: How many copies did Modern Game Tycoon sell?

298 to 484 copies, based on its 12 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 298–484; $901–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut; from 12 reviews (Mostly Negative)

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 Modern Game Tycoon out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Modern Game Tycoon's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 643–395k

best case 3.7M (Game Dev Tycoon)

Games like Modern Game Tycoon

The middle of these games

≈ 643–395k copies

≈ $970–$4.0M after Steam's cut

from ~100 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

3 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Game Dev Tycoon at ≈ 2.8M–4.6M copies, ≈ $7.8M–$21.0M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 10 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1 to 702.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (6 of 8) and Economy (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Simulation, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, and 1 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Game Dev Tycoon 2013	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.6M 453x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.8M–$21.0M after Steam's cut $14.2M–$32.4M before the cut	$9.99	45k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Management Simulation
City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins 2021	Est. copies ≈ 47k–76k 19x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $257k–$691k after Steam's cut $467k–$1.1M before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Management Simulation
Electrify 2020	Est. copies ≈ 149–242 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $164–$441 after Steam's cut $298–$678 before the cut	$4.00	6 reviews 6 user reviews	Simulation Puzzle
Two Point Hospital 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M 351x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.8M–$23.6M after Steam's cut $15.9M–$36.2M before the cut	$29.99	35k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Management
Ancient Dino Runner 2021	Est. copies ≈ 471–766 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $646–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut	$4.99	19 reviews Mixed	RacingSide Scroller
Software Company 2023	Est. copies ≈ 595–967 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut	$9.99	24 reviews Mostly Negative	EconomyGame Development
Hacker life simulator 2022	Est. copies ≈ 496–806 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $135–$363 after Steam's cut $246–$559 before the cut	$0.99	20 reviews Mixed	SimulationHacking
Game Builder Tycoon 2024	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $12k–$32k after Steam's cut $22k–$49k before the cut	$9.99	175 reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationGame Development