How much revenue did 9 Years of Shadows make?

An estimated 428k to 1.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did 9 Years of Shadows sell?

Q: How many copies did 9 Years of Shadows sell?

An estimated 78k to 126k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 78k–126k; $428k–$1.1M net $777k–$1.8M gross; from 3k 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 9 Years of Shadows out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including 9 Years of Shadows's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.2M–4.7M

best case 24.8M (Hollow Knight)

The Metroidvania lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.6M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 3.6M copies

≈ $26.4M after Steam's cut

from ~65k 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 Difficult + Souls-like + Indie; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, 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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