How much revenue did Space industrial empire make?

$42k–$114k 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?

26k to 42k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 26k–42k; $42k–$114k after Steam's cut $77k–$176k before the cut; 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) 245k–421k

best case 5.3M (ASTRONEER)

Games like Space industrial empire

The middle of these games

≈ 245k–421k copies

≈ $1.8M–$5.0M after Steam's cut

from ~7k 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: ASTRONEER at ≈ 4.0M–6.5M copies, ≈ $33.0M–$88.8M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 3k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1k to 26k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (6 of 8) and Building (5 of 8).
The winners: 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 era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, and 1 of your 8 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 31 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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ASTRONEER 2019	Est. copies ≈ 4.0M–6.5M 19x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $33.0M–$88.8M after Steam's cut $60.1M–$136.6M before the cut	$29.99	139k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerOpen World
SpaceChem 2011	Est. copies ≈ 321k–522k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $883k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before the cut	$9.99	5k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleDifficult
Empires of the Undergrowth 2024	Est. copies ≈ 467k–759k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.9M–$10.4M after Steam's cut $7.0M–$15.9M before the cut	$29.99	19k reviews Very Positive	StrategySimulation
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander 2022	Est. copies ≈ 318k–517k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.2M before the cut	$19.99	13k reviews Very Positive	Sci-fiSingleplayer
Dyson Sphere Program 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2.3M–3.7M 12x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.5M–$33.6M after Steam's cut $22.7M–$51.6M before the cut	$19.99	92k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AutomationSpace
Per Aspera 2020	Est. copies ≈ 143k–232k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.2M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.9M before the cut	$29.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	Online Co-OpReal-Time
Stationeers 2017	Est. copies ≈ 318k–516k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.1M–$8.2M after Steam's cut $5.6M–$12.6M before the cut	$34.99	9k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessSpace
Juno: New Origins 2023	Est. copies ≈ 88k–142k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $482k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $876k–$2.0M before the cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	BuildingScience