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The realistic ceiling for Colony sim games

Two honest reads of what Colony sim games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 0–20k copies
$0–$95k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 200k–500k copies
$948k–$2.4M net, est.

Based on the 823 Colony sim games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Colony sim games gathered on wishvane

Across the 95 Colony sim games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 132k copies (est.), with RimWorld the biggest at ≈ 9.7M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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