How much revenue did Small World make?

$264k–$709k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Small World sell?

Q: How many copies did Small World sell?

96k to 156k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 96k–156k; $264k–$709k after Steam's cut $479k–$1.1M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 162k–479k

best case 556k (Richman10)

Games like Small World

The middle of these games

≈ 162k–479k copies

≈ $449k–$2.2M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Richman10 at ≈ 423k–688k copies, ≈ $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Board Game (8 of 8) and Tabletop (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tabletop + Board Game, priced around $14.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2019, and none of them 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 36 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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D&D Lords of Waterdeep 2017	Est. copies ≈ 57k–93k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $157k–$421k after Steam's cut $285k–$647k before the cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	StrategyBoard Game
Terraforming Mars 2018	Est. copies ≈ 220k–357k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.2M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before the cut	$19.99	7k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyBoard Game
Card Hunter 2015	Est. copies ≈ 260k–422k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayCard Game
Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics 2017	Est. copies ≈ 96k–156k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $263k–$707k after Steam's cut $478k–$1.1M before the cut	$9.99	3k reviews Very Positive	Board GameStrategy
Richman10 2019	Est. copies ≈ 423k–688k 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.7M before the cut	$13.99	15k reviews Mixed	CasualMultiplayer
THE GAME OF LIFE 2015	Est. copies ≈ 133k–216k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $237k–$638k after Steam's cut $431k–$981k before the cut	$6.49	3k reviews Mostly Positive	Board GameMultiplayer
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition 2012	Est. copies ≈ 345k–561k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Very Positive	Board GameStrategy
Talisman: Digital Classic Edition 2014	Est. copies ≈ 560k–910k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before the cut	$6.99	10k reviews Mostly Positive	Board GameTabletop