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How many copies did Bot Colony sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 5k–8k
$21k–$56k net $38k–$86k gross
from 97 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 Bot Colony out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Bot Colony's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–6.2M
best case 8.7M (Detroit: Become Human)
The Action lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 5.3M copies.

A typical game
≈ 5.3M copies
≈ $63.8M after Steam's cut
from ~128k reviews
Best case
≈ 8.7M copies
Detroit: Become Human · ≈ $134.8M after Steam's cut
from 252k reviews

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is too small to compare.

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 Choices Matter + Story Rich, priced around $40.
  • The games you compared span 2012 to 2022, 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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≈ 1.7M–2.8M
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≈ 427k–694k
too small to compare
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≈ 6.6M–10.8M
2.0x vs typical
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≈ 3.2M–5.2M
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Very Positive
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