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The realistic ceiling for Simulation games

Two honest reads of what Simulation 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–$56k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 100k–200k copies
$279k–$559k net, est.

Based on the 19419 Simulation games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Simulation games gathered on wishvane

Across the 1082 Simulation games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 71k copies (est.), with Stardew Valley the biggest at ≈ 53.6M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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