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How big is The Plan?
Estimated owners
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
from 24k 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 The Plan out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Plan's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.5M–17.6M
best case 39.9M (Wallpaper Engine)
The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 10.1M copies.

A typical game
≈ 10.1M copies
≈ $102.6M after Steam's cut
from ~241k reviews
Best case
≈ 39.9M copies
Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $76.9M after Steam's cut
from 1000k 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 Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2018
Est. copies
≈ 30.4M–49.4M
4.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$41.7M–$112.1M net $75.8M–$172.5M gross
$4.99
1000k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MatureUtilities +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 19.4M–31.5M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
564k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlaySurvival +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 8.0M–13.0M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
232k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayMultiplayer +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 7.4M–12.0M
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
2019
Est. copies
≈ 4.0M–6.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$32.9M–$88.5M net $59.8M–$136.1M gross
$29.99
139k reviews
Very Positive
MultiplayerOpen World +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 6.3M–10.3M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$69.6M–$187.1M net $126.5M–$287.8M gross
$39.99
240k reviews
Very Positive
MilitaryRealistic +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 11.4M–18.5M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$94.1M–$253.0M net $171.1M–$389.3M gross
$29.99
375k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.8M–6.2M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.8M–$56.0M net $37.8M–$86.1M gross
$19.99
143k reviews
Very Positive
FPSRemake +6

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