How much revenue did Starbase make?

An estimated 1.6M to 4.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Starbase sell?

Q: How many copies did Starbase sell?

An estimated 167k to 271k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 167k–271k; $1.6M–$4.3M net $2.9M–$6.6M gross; from 7k 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 Starbase out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Starbase's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–5.3M

best case 85.2M (Garry's Mod)

The Multiplayer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 4.6M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 4.6M copies

≈ $57.7M after Steam's cut

from ~116k reviews

Best case

≈ 85.2M copies

Garry's Mod · ≈ $328.7M after Steam's cut

from 1.2M 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 Multiplayer + Building, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Building; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 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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