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How many copies did One Shell Straight to Hell sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 769–1k
$4k–$11k net $8k–$17k gross
from 31 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 One Shell Straight to Hell out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including One Shell Straight to Hell's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 265k–982k
best case 4.7M (Enter the Gungeon)
The Action Roguelike lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 466k copies.

A typical game
≈ 466k copies
≈ $3.5M after Steam's cut
from ~10k reviews
Best case
≈ 4.7M copies
Enter the Gungeon · ≈ $27.2M after Steam's cut
from 89k reviews

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 Bullet Hell + Action Roguelike, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, 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.

Similar games

2023
Est. copies
≈ 694k–1.1M
2.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$952k–$2.6M net $1.7M–$3.9M gross
$4.99
29k reviews
Very Positive
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 397k–646k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$5.9M net $4.0M–$9.0M gross
$19.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
Top-Down ShooterRogue-lite +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 912k–1.5M
2.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.0M–$8.1M net $5.5M–$12.4M gross
$11.99
20k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-like +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 116k–189k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$160k–$429k net $290k–$660k gross
$4.99
5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeTwin Stick Shooter +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 231k–375k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.6M–$4.3M net $2.9M–$6.6M gross
$24.99
6k reviews
Very Positive
Twin Stick ShooterAction +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.6M–5.8M
9.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$14.7M–$39.6M net $26.8M–$60.9M gross
$14.99
89k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Bullet HellAction Roguelike +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 313k–509k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
7k reviews
Very Positive
Looter ShooterTwin Stick Shooter +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 99k–161k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
4k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Shoot 'Em UpAction Roguelike +6

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