How much revenue did Oxygen Not Included make?

An estimated 28.2M to 75.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Oxygen Not Included sell?

Q: How many copies did Oxygen Not Included sell?

An estimated 4.1M to 6.7M copies, based on its 142k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.1M–6.7M; $28.2M–$75.7M net $51.2M–$116.5M gross; from 142k 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 Oxygen Not Included out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Oxygen Not Included's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–3.4M

best case 5.4M (Frostpunk)

The City Builder lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.4M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 2.4M copies

≈ $32.8M after Steam's cut

from ~70k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.4M copies

Frostpunk · ≈ $62.8M after Steam's cut

from 136k 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 City Builder + Survival, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2018 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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Manor Lords 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2.1M–3.4M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $23.3M–$62.8M net $42.4M–$96.6M gross	$39.99	88k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder +6
They Are Billions 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.4M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.1M–$32.6M net $22.1M–$50.2M gross	$29.99	51k reviews Very Positive	Base-BuildingColony Sim +6
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