How much revenue did Software Inc. make?

An estimated 2.3M to 6.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Software Inc. sell?

Q: How many copies did Software Inc. sell?

An estimated 359k to 583k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 359k–583k; $2.3M–$6.1M net $4.1M–$9.4M gross; from 8k 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 Software Inc. out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Software Inc.'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 215k–1.1M

best case 3.1M (Game Dev Tycoon)

The Management lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 329k copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 329k copies

≈ $3.0M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.1M copies

Game Dev Tycoon · ≈ $11.8M after Steam's cut

from 45k 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 Management + Simulation, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, 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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