How much revenue did Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion make?

An estimated 4.7M to 12.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion sell?

Q: How many copies did Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion sell?

An estimated 848k to 1.4M copies, based on its 16k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 848k–1.4M; $4.7M–$12.5M net $8.5M–$19.3M gross; from 16k 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 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 19k–107k

best case 294k (DEFCON)

The Strategy lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 50k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 50k copies

≈ $798k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 294k copies

DEFCON · ≈ $1.4M after Steam's cut

from 4k reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is 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 Tactical + PvP, priced around $12.
The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, 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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