How much revenue did Tunnel of Doom make?

$6k–$15k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tunnel of Doom sell?

Q: How many copies did Tunnel of Doom sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 58 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $6k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$23k before the cut; from 58 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 Tunnel of Doom out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tunnel of Doom's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 936–2.6M

best case 33.1M (The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth)

Games like Tunnel of Doom

The middle of these games

≈ 936–2.6M copies

≈ $4k–$24.7M after Steam's cut

from ~123 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

3 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth at ≈ 25.2M–41.0M copies, ≈ $104.0M–$279.6M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

The games that made it here had under 42k reviews in their first month.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Tower Defense (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-like, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, and 2 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 2014	Est. copies ≈ 25.2M–41.0M 3677x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $104.0M–$279.6M after Steam's cut $189.1M–$430.1M before the cut	$14.99	450k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-like
Hades 2020	Est. copies ≈ 7.6M–12.4M 2513x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $52.5M–$141.0M after Steam's cut $95.4M–$217.0M before the cut	$24.99	308k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-lite
BLOOD RITE 2023	Est. copies ≈ 471–766 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $646–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before the cut	$4.99	19 reviews Positive	Auto BattlerTower Defense
ENDLESS Dungeon™ - Definitive Edition 2023	Est. copies ≈ 95k–155k 31x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $393k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $714k–$1.6M before the cut	$14.99	4k reviews Mixed	ActionTower Defense
Reynard 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before the cut	$8.99	37 reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeAction
One Shell Straight to Hell 2021	Est. copies ≈ 794–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$18k before the cut	$19.99	32 reviews Mixed	Action RoguelikeTwin Stick Shooter
Hold on in the Dungeons 2025	Est. copies ≈ 0 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $0 after Steam's cut $0 before the cut	$1.99	0 reviews No user reviews	SimulationStrategy
Psionic Awake 2025	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$29k before the cut	$4.99	208 reviews Mixed	Shoot 'Em UpTower Defense