How much revenue did Empires of the Undergrowth make?

An estimated 3.6M to 9.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Empires of the Undergrowth sell?

Q: How many copies did Empires of the Undergrowth sell?

An estimated 438k to 712k copies, based on its 18k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 438k–712k; $3.6M–$9.7M net $6.6M–$15.0M gross; from 18k 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 Empires of the Undergrowth out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Empires of the Undergrowth's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–11.7M

best case 19.7M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)

The Building lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 6.7M copies.

A typical game

≈ 6.7M copies

≈ $85.8M after Steam's cut

from ~184k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.7M copies

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · ≈ $457.4M after Steam's cut

from 376k 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 Strategy + Turn-Based Strategy, priced around $60.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, 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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