How much revenue did Sand:box make?

An estimated 22k to 58k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sand:box sell?

Q: How many copies did Sand:box sell?

An estimated 39k to 64k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 39k–64k; $22k–$58k net $39k–$89k gross; from 2k 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 Sand:box out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sand:box's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–10.2M

best case 53.6M (Stardew Valley)

The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 5.5M copies.

A typical game

≈ 5.5M copies

≈ $34.7M after Steam's cut

from ~160k reviews

Best case

≈ 53.6M copies

Stardew Valley · ≈ $310.3M after Steam's cut

from 1.0M 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 Farming Sim + Pixel Graphics, priced around $15.
The games you compared span 2016 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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