How much revenue did Shing! make?

$66k–$177k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shing! sell?

Q: How many copies did Shing! sell?

12k to 19k copies, based on its 483 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 12k–19k; $66k–$177k after Steam's cut $120k–$272k before the cut; from 483 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 Shing! out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shing!'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 357k–1.3M

best case 1.9M (Skul: The Hero Slayer)

Games like Shing!

The middle of these games

≈ 357k–1.3M copies

≈ $1.5M–$5.8M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Skul: The Hero Slayer at ≈ 1.4M–2.3M copies, ≈ $7.8M–$21.1M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (8 of 8) and Rogue-like (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-like, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 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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Spelunky 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.3M–$11.7M after Steam's cut $7.9M–$18.0M before the cut	$14.99	17k reviews Very Positive	Platformer Rogue-like
Dungreed 2018	Est. copies ≈ 292k–474k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $801k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.3M before the cut	$9.99	10k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikePixel Graphics
Skul: The Hero Slayer 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M 5.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.8M–$21.1M after Steam's cut $14.3M–$32.5M before the cut	$19.99	58k reviews Very Positive	IndieAction
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Pixel Piracy 2014	Est. copies ≈ 412k–669k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before the cut	$14.99	7k reviews Mixed	Action RoguelikeSandbox
SKYHILL 2015	Est. copies ≈ 280k–456k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $770k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before the cut	$9.99	6k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalAction Roguelike
Sundered®: Eldritch Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 178k–289k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $978k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.0M before the cut	$19.99	5k reviews Very Positive	RoguevaniaMetroidvania
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 2016	Est. copies ≈ 996k–1.6M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.4M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.3M before the cut	$9.99	24k reviews Very Positive	4 Player LocalAction Roguelike