How much revenue did Space industrial empire make?

An estimated 41k to 110k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Space industrial empire sell?

Q: How many copies did Space industrial empire sell?

An estimated 25k to 40k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 25k–40k; $41k–$110k net $75k–$170k gross; from 1k 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 Space industrial empire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Space industrial empire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 235k–409k

best case 5.2M (ASTRONEER)

The Base-Building lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 373k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 373k copies

≈ $2.7M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.2M copies

ASTRONEER · ≈ $60.7M after Steam's cut

from 139k 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 Open World + Space, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Open World + Space + Multiplayer; 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 Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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