How much revenue did Border Pioneer make?

An estimated 184k to 494k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Border Pioneer sell?

Q: How many copies did Border Pioneer sell?

An estimated 45k to 73k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 45k–73k; $184k–$494k net $334k–$761k 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 Border Pioneer out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Border Pioneer's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 945k–1.4M

best case 8.0M (Factorio)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.4M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.4M copies

≈ $7.0M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.0M copies

Factorio · ≈ $108.6M after Steam's cut

from 232k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 breakout hits carry Automation + Multiplayer + Resource Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 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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