How much revenue did Train Valley make?

An estimated 438k to 1.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Train Valley sell?

Q: How many copies did Train Valley sell?

An estimated 159k to 259k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 159k–259k; $438k–$1.2M net $796k–$1.8M gross; from 3k 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 Train Valley out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Train Valley's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 684k–858k

best case 4.5M (Prison Architect)

The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 786k copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 786k copies

≈ $7.2M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.5M copies

Prison Architect · ≈ $51.9M after Steam's cut

from 74k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it.

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 Simulation + Building, priced around $30.
The breakout hits carry Base-Building + Colony Sim + Building; a typical game here doesn't.
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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