How much revenue did Heroes of Shaola make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Heroes of Shaola sell?

Q: How many copies did Heroes of Shaola sell?

461 to 749 copies, based on its 16 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 461–749; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut; from 16 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 Heroes of Shaola out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Heroes of Shaola's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.4M–30.7M

best case 39.3M (Black Myth: Wukong)

Games like Heroes of Shaola

The middle of these games

≈ 11.4M–30.7M copies

≈ $193.0M–$711.2M after Steam's cut

from ~374k 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: Black Myth: Wukong at ≈ 30.0M–48.7M copies, ≈ $494.5M–$1329.5M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 220k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 36k to 836k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Fantasy (6 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mythology + Action RPG, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 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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Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Black Myth: Wukong 2024	Est. copies ≈ 30.0M–48.7M 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue $494.5M–$1329.5M after Steam's cut $899.1M–$2045.4M before the cut	$59.99	1.2M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MythologyAction RPG
God of War 2022	Est. copies ≈ 4.6M–7.4M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $62.8M–$168.8M after Steam's cut $114.2M–$259.8M before the cut	$49.99	184k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionSingleplayer
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition 2015	Est. copies ≈ 43.2M–70.2M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $593.9M–$1596.9M after Steam's cut $1079.9M–$2456.7M before the cut	$49.99	885k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open WorldRPG
Hogwarts Legacy 2023	Est. copies ≈ 9.2M–15.0M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $152.1M–$408.9M after Steam's cut $276.5M–$629.1M before the cut	$59.99	372k reviews Very Positive	MagicOpen World
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011	Est. copies ≈ 20.1M–32.6M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $110.4M–$296.8M after Steam's cut $200.7M–$456.6M before the cut	$19.99	318k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldRPG
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 7.1M–11.5M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $87.4M–$235.0M after Steam's cut $158.9M–$361.6M before the cut	$44.99	205k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Tactical RPGRPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15.6M–25.4M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $172.0M–$462.5M after Steam's cut $312.8M–$711.6M before the cut	$39.99	376k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldRPG
Baldur's Gate 3 2023	Est. copies ≈ 21.2M–34.4M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $349.3M–$939.1M after Steam's cut $635.1M–$1444.8M before the cut	$59.99	854k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RPGCharacter Customization