How much revenue did Star Control®: Origins make?

An estimated 448k to 1.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Star Control®: Origins sell?

Q: How many copies did Star Control®: Origins sell?

An estimated 81k to 132k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 81k–132k; $448k–$1.2M net $814k–$1.9M gross; from 3k reviews (Mostly 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 Star Control®: Origins out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Star Control®: Origins's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.3M–5.9M

best case 20.0M (Undertale)

The Story Rich lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.9M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.9M copies

≈ $46.5M after Steam's cut

from ~69k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.0M copies

Undertale · ≈ $77.3M after Steam's cut

from 329k 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 Great Soundtrack + Story Rich, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2019, 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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Undertale 2015	Est. copies ≈ 15.3M–24.8M 4.7x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $41.9M–$112.7M net $76.2M–$173.4M gross	$9.99	329k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Great SoundtrackStory Rich +6
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3.7M–6.0M 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $40.7M–$109.3M net $73.9M–$168.2M gross	$39.99	128k reviews Very Positive	RPGStory Rich +6
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 7.0M–11.4M 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $86.8M–$233.5M net $157.9M–$359.2M gross	$44.99	204k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Tactical RPGRPG +6
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The Stanley Parable 2013	Est. copies ≈ 2.4M–3.9M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $9.8M–$26.3M net $17.8M–$40.5M gross	$14.99	46k reviews Very Positive	ComedyNarration +6