How much revenue did Factorio make?

An estimated 58.9M to 158.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Factorio sell?

Q: How many copies did Factorio sell?

An estimated 6.1M to 9.9M copies, based on its 232k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6.1M–9.9M; $58.9M–$158.3M net $107.0M–$243.5M gross; from 232k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Factorio out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Factorio's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.4M–7.0M

best case 17.7M (Cities: Skylines)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 6.8M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 6.8M copies

≈ $62.8M after Steam's cut

from ~137k reviews

Best case

≈ 17.7M copies

Cities: Skylines · ≈ $204.8M after Steam's cut

from 290k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 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 City Builder + Simulation, priced around $40.
The games you compared span 2013 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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