How much revenue did Flotsam make?

An estimated 737k to 2.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Flotsam sell?

Q: How many copies did Flotsam sell?

An estimated 107k to 174k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 107k–174k; $737k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.0M gross; from 4k 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 Flotsam out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Flotsam's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–4.7M

best case 9.7M (RimWorld)

The Base-Building lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.8M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.8M copies

≈ $40.0M after Steam's cut

from ~71k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M copies

RimWorld · ≈ $130.7M after Steam's cut

from 242k 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 Colony Sim + Base-Building, priced around $35.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2026, 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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