How much revenue did METALLIC CHILD make?

An estimated 211k to 566k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did METALLIC CHILD sell?

Q: How many copies did METALLIC CHILD sell?

An estimated 31k to 50k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 31k–50k; $211k–$566k net $383k–$871k gross; from 1k 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 METALLIC CHILD out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including METALLIC CHILD's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 864k–3.7M

best case 4.0M (Cult of the Lamb)

The Action Roguelike lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.6M copies.

A typical game

≈ 1.6M copies

≈ $7.1M after Steam's cut

from ~49k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.0M copies

Cult of the Lamb · ≈ $38.3M after Steam's cut

from 126k 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 Base-Building + Cute, priced around $25.
The games you compared span 2016 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.

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