How much revenue did Risk of Rain Returns make?

An estimated 2.8M to 7.6M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Risk of Rain Returns sell?

Q: How many copies did Risk of Rain Returns sell?

An estimated 687k to 1.1M copies, based on its 29k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 687k–1.1M; $2.8M–$7.6M net $5.2M–$11.7M gross; from 29k 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 Risk of Rain Returns out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Risk of Rain Returns's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–3.2M

best case 12.9M (R.E.P.O.)

The Rogue-like lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 2.0M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 2.0M copies

≈ $9.8M after Steam's cut

from ~39k reviews

Best case

≈ 12.9M copies

R.E.P.O. · ≈ $49.6M after Steam's cut

from 408k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 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 Co-op, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Co-op; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, 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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