How much revenue did Rise of Industry make?

An estimated 992k to 2.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rise of Industry sell?

Q: How many copies did Rise of Industry sell?

An estimated 120k to 195k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 120k–195k; $992k–$2.7M net $1.8M–$4.1M gross; from 4k reviews (Mostly 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 Rise of Industry out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rise of Industry's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.3M–5.2M

best case 17.7M (Cities: Skylines)

The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 4.4M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 4.4M copies

≈ $62.8M after Steam's cut

from ~110k 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.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 $30.
The breakout hits carry Moddable + City Builder + Sandbox; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 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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