Steam market intelligence
Mini Settlers
80% positive · 756 Steam reviews · released May 6, 2025 · by Knight Owl Games
Base-BuildingAutomationMinimalistColony SimFarmingSandboxManagementCity Builder
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~24.9k
(P10–P90: 10k – 54.9k)
Gross revenue: ~$266k
(P10–P90: $106k – $585k)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Performance & stability50% positive · 46 mentions
“I don't review often, but I think it is needed for this game My goal is to help people who are still deciding whether to buy this game or not. Please do not rely on the negative reviews that just complain, especially about bottlenecks…”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 25 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics64% positive · 39 mentions
“Good time killer. No stressful game ending mechanics. Just play and get to your goal. Take your time.”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 3 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio74% positive · 38 mentions
“Be warned this game offers NO opposing forces or real challenge So I'm recommending because ... it's the nice thing to do... Sit down, mute the music, chill and play with your toys You like setting up things ? You like connecting stuff…”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 3 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity66% positive · 35 mentions
“I played the demo while it was still in Early Access and liked what was there. It's now reached full release and has a lot more content added to it. I'm really enjoying myself and have rather neglected other games in favour of this!! To me…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 181 h played · Report / request removalDifficulty & balance59% positive · 32 mentions
“I played the demo while it was still in Early Access and liked what was there. It's now reached full release and has a lot more content added to it. I'm really enjoying myself and have rather neglected other games in favour of this!! To me…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 181 h played · Report / request removalControls & UI35% positive · 23 mentions
“I don't review often, but I think it is needed for this game My goal is to help people who are still deciding whether to buy this game or not. Please do not rely on the negative reviews that just complain, especially about bottlenecks…”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 25 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value71% positive · 21 mentions
“as someone who could never get into the factory builder genre, this game finally made it click for me. it's the right amount of easy to set up production of something but hard to optimize it, and the no cost of buildings makes it mostly…”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 12 h played · Report / request removal312 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Structure
SandboxProcedural
Mood & themes
Relaxing
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsTrading cardsSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.