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How many copies did The Lost Village sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 75k–121k
$246k–$663k net $448k–$1.0M gross
from 3k 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 The Lost Village out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Lost Village's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.5M–6.9M
best case 8.0M (Factorio)
The Base-Building lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 4.9M copies.

A typical game
≈ 4.9M copies
≈ $58.5M after Steam's cut
from ~99k 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.
  • The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, 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.

Similar games

2021
Est. copies
≈ 2.3M–3.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$12.4M–$33.4M net $22.6M–$51.4M gross
$19.99
91k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
AutomationSpace +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 6.1M–9.9M
2.3x 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
2013
Est. copies
≈ 5.3M–8.7M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$29.4M–$78.9M net $53.4M–$121.4M gross
$19.99
103k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
StrategyRTS +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 2.3M–3.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$25.7M–$69.0M net $46.7M–$106.1M gross
$39.99
94k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyRTS +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$28.1M–$75.6M net $51.1M–$116.4M gross
$29.99
74k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationBuilding +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 4.1M–6.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$34.1M–$91.6M net $61.9M–$140.9M gross
$29.99
136k reviews
Very Positive
City BuilderSurvival +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 2.8M–4.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$34.2M–$91.9M net $62.1M–$141.3M gross
$44.99
96k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementSimulation +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 5.2M–8.4M
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$49.9M–$134.2M net $90.7M–$206.4M gross
$34.99
180k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyRTS +6

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