How much revenue did Evil Genius make?

An estimated 514k to 1.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Evil Genius sell?

Q: How many copies did Evil Genius sell?

An estimated 187k to 304k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 187k–304k; $514k–$1.4M net $935k–$2.1M gross; from 4k 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 Evil Genius out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Evil Genius's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 302k–580k

best case 2.3M (NBA 2K20)

The Management lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 402k copies.

A typical game

≈ 402k copies

≈ $4.3M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M copies

NBA 2K20

from 60k 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 Basketball + Sports, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, 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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