How much revenue did Shadowgrounds Survivor make?

An estimated 149k to 401k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shadowgrounds Survivor sell?

Q: How many copies did Shadowgrounds Survivor sell?

An estimated 42k to 68k copies, based on its 802 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 42k–68k; $149k–$401k net $271k–$616k gross; from 802 reviews (Mixed)

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 Shadowgrounds Survivor out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadowgrounds Survivor's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12.8M–22.4M

best case 36.2M (HELLDIVERS™ 2)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 17.2M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 17.2M copies

≈ $157.9M after Steam's cut

from ~364k reviews

Best case

≈ 36.2M copies

HELLDIVERS™ 2 · ≈ $559.5M after Steam's cut

from 1.1M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 are breakout hits far above it.

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 Free to Play + Action RPG, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry Free to Play; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, 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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