How much revenue did Foundation make?

An estimated 5.5M to 14.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Foundation sell?

Q: How many copies did Foundation sell?

An estimated 574k to 932k copies, based on its 24k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 574k–932k; $5.5M–$14.8M net $10.0M–$22.8M gross; from 24k 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 Foundation out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Foundation's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 599k–1.8M

best case 2.8M (Manor Lords)

The City Builder lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.1M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 1.1M copies

≈ $10.7M after Steam's cut

from ~28k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.8M copies

Manor Lords · ≈ $43.1M after Steam's cut

from 88k 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 + City Builder, priced around $40.
3 of your 4 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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Laysara: Summit Kingdom 2026	Est. copies ≈ 35k–56k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $238k–$639k net $432k–$984k gross	$24.99	1k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder +6
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