How much revenue did Fate of the World make?

$78k–$209k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Fate of the World sell?

Q: How many copies did Fate of the World sell?

28k to 46k copies, based on its 448 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 28k–46k; $78k–$209k after Steam's cut $141k–$322k before the cut; from 448 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 Fate of the World out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Fate of the World's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 21k–60k

best case 602k (Democracy 3)

Games like Fate of the World

The middle of these games

≈ 21k–60k copies

≈ $137k–$445k after Steam's cut

from ~577 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

3 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Democracy 3 at ≈ 458k–745k copies, ≈ $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Political Sim (8 of 8) and Politics (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Political Sim + Simulation, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, and 1 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Democracy 3 2013	Est. copies ≈ 458k–745k 13x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut $5.7M–$13.0M before the cut	$24.99	7k reviews Mostly Positive	Political SimSimulation
NationWar2:Chronicle 2024	Est. copies ≈ 11k–17k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $49k–$133k after Steam's cut $90k–$205k before the cut	$16.99	427 reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationStrategy
The Political Machine 2016 2016	Est. copies ≈ 29k–48k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	706 reviews Mostly Positive	Political SimSimulation
The Political Machine 2012	Est. copies ≈ 18k–30k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	288 reviews Mixed	StrategyTurn-Based
The Political Process 2019	Est. copies ≈ 62k–101k 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $256k–$688k after Steam's cut $465k–$1.1M before the cut	$14.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Political SimSimulation
Fate of the World: Tipping Point 2011	Est. copies ≈ 28k–46k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $148k–$398k after Steam's cut $269k–$612k before the cut	$18.99	448 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyPolitical Sim
Sigma Theory: Global Cold War 2019	Est. copies ≈ 40k–65k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $197k–$531k after Steam's cut $359k–$816k before the cut	$17.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Political SimSandbox
Lawgivers 2020	Est. copies ≈ 10k–17k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $20k–$53k after Steam's cut $36k–$82k before the cut	$6.99	415 reviews Very Positive	Political SimSimulation