How much revenue did Banished make?

An estimated 12.3M to 33.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Banished sell?

Q: How many copies did Banished sell?

An estimated 2.2M to 3.7M copies, based on its 43k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.2M–3.7M; $12.3M–$33.2M net $22.5M–$51.1M gross; from 43k 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 Banished out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Banished's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.8M–4.7M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The City Builder lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.8M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.8M copies

≈ $40.0M after Steam's cut

from ~71k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $130.7M after Steam's cut

from 242k reviews

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 Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2026, 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.

Similar games

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
Timberborn 2026	Est. copies ≈ 969k–1.6M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $9.3M–$25.1M net $17.0M–$38.6M gross	$34.99	40k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	City BuilderVoxel +6
RimWorld 2018	Est. copies ≈ 7.4M–12.0M 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $70.9M–$190.6M net $128.9M–$293.2M gross	$34.99	242k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Colony SimBase-Building +6
Frostpunk 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.1M–6.7M 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $34.1M–$91.6M net $61.9M–$140.9M gross	$29.99	136k reviews Very Positive	City BuilderSurvival +6
Against the Storm 2023	Est. copies ≈ 872k–1.4M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.2M–$19.3M net $13.1M–$29.7M gross	$29.99	36k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder +6
Manor Lords 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2.1M–3.4M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $23.3M–$62.8M net $42.5M–$96.6M gross	$39.99	88k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder +6
They Are Billions 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.4M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.1M–$32.6M net $22.1M–$50.2M gross	$29.99	51k reviews Very Positive	Base-BuildingColony Sim +6
Prison Architect 2015	Est. copies ≈ 3.4M–5.5M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $28.1M–$75.6M net $51.1M–$116.4M gross	$29.99	74k reviews Very Positive	SimulationBuilding +6
Northgard: Definitive Edition 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2.1M–3.4M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $20.0M–$53.8M net $36.4M–$82.8M gross	$34.99	68k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder +6