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How big is Mountaincore?
Estimated owners
≈ 6k–10k
from 262 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 Mountaincore out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Mountaincore's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 61k–155k
best case 984k (Dwarf Fortress)
The Colony Sim lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 86k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 86k copies
≈ $465k after Steam's cut
from ~2k reviews
Best case
≈ 984k copies
Dwarf Fortress · ≈ $11.4M after Steam's cut
from 31k reviews
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits 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 Dwarf + Colony Sim, priced around $24.
  • The breakout hits carry Dwarf + Sandbox + Colony Sim; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2024
Est. copies
≈ 43k–70k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$237k–$636k net $430k–$978k gross
$19.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
UndergroundSimulation +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 74k–121k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
3k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayPirates +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 132k–215k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$291k–$781k net $528k–$1.2M gross
$7.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
RPGTurn-Based +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 141k–229k
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$464k–$1.2M net $843k–$1.9M gross
$11.99
5k reviews
Very Positive
RPGAdventure +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 37k–60k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$252k–$678k net $458k–$1.0M gross
$24.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessColony Sim +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 750k–1.2M
14x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$6.2M–$16.6M net $11.2M–$25.6M gross
$29.99
31k reviews
Very Positive
DwarfColony Sim +6
2014
Est. copies
≈ 883k–1.4M
7.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$4.6M–$12.4M net $8.4M–$19.1M gross
$18.99
17k reviews
Very Positive
DwarfColony Sim +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 56k–91k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$154k–$414k net $280k–$638k gross
$9.99
1k reviews
Mostly Positive
DwarfColony Sim +6

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