How much revenue did Swarm Grinder make?

An estimated 63k to 169k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Swarm Grinder sell?

Q: How many copies did Swarm Grinder sell?

An estimated 29k to 47k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 29k–47k; $63k–$169k net $114k–$260k gross; from 1k reviews (Mostly 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 Swarm Grinder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Swarm Grinder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–4.1M

best case 12.1M (Risk of Rain 2)

The Action Roguelike lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.5M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 3.5M copies

≈ $7.9M after Steam's cut

from ~55k reviews

Best case

≈ 12.1M copies

Risk of Rain 2 · ≈ $117.1M after Steam's cut

from 350k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Action Roguelike + Rogue-lite, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Rogue-lite + Third-Person Shooter + Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 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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