How much revenue did Automata Empire make?

An estimated 5k to 14k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Automata Empire sell?

Q: How many copies did Automata Empire sell?

An estimated 2k to 3k copies, based on its 53 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $5k–$14k net $10k–$22k gross; from 53 reviews (Mixed)

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 Automata Empire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Automata Empire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.8M–8.9M

best case 13.4M (Palworld)

The Open World lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 6.6M copies.

A typical game

≈ 6.6M copies

≈ $67.6M after Steam's cut

from ~185k reviews

Best case

≈ 13.4M copies

Palworld · ≈ $155.4M after Steam's cut

from 426k 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 Open World + Survival, priced around $30.
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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