How much revenue did Kingdom Shell make?

An estimated 32k to 87k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Kingdom Shell sell?

Q: How many copies did Kingdom Shell sell?

An estimated 7k to 11k copies, based on its 273 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7k–11k; $32k–$87k net $59k–$134k gross; from 273 reviews (Very 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 Kingdom Shell out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Kingdom Shell's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.4M–6.2M

best case 24.8M (Hollow Knight)

The Great Soundtrack lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 5.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 5.7M copies

≈ $45.1M after Steam's cut

from ~143k reviews

Best case

≈ 24.8M copies

Hollow Knight · ≈ $143.8M after Steam's cut

from 550k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry 2D + Difficult + Metroidvania; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2020, 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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