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How big is Viridi?
Estimated owners
≈ 446k–725k
from 10k 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 Viridi out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Viridi's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.5M–4.0M
best case 9.0M (theHunter: Call of the Wild™)
The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 3.7M copies
≈ $42.6M after Steam's cut
from ~82k reviews
Best case
≈ 9.0M copies
theHunter: Call of the Wild™ · ≈ $69.7M after Steam's cut
from 200k 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 Sandbox, priced around $20.
  • The breakout hits carry Life Sim + Character Customization + Romance; a typical game here doesn't.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2018
Est. copies
≈ 3.4M–5.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$23.1M–$62.1M net $42.0M–$95.5M gross
$24.99
110k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationDesign & Illustration +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 5.2M–8.4M
2.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
197k reviews
Very Positive
Life SimCharacter Customization +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 3.1M–5.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$14.3M–$38.4M net $26.0M–$59.1M gross
$16.99
89k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
RacingPhysics +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 6.9M–11.2M
2.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$37.8M–$101.7M net $68.7M–$156.4M gross
$19.99
200k reviews
Very Positive
HuntingOpen World +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 2.8M–4.5M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$34.2M–$91.9M net $62.1M–$141.4M gross
$44.99
96k reviews
Very Positive
ManagementSimulation +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 2.6M–4.2M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
76k reviews
Very Positive
FishingFree to Play +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 2.9M–4.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$35.6M–$95.7M net $64.7M–$147.3M gross
$44.99
72k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationBuilding +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 2.3M–3.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$11.4M–$30.8M net $20.8M–$47.3M gross
$17.99
76k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationFarming Sim +6

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