How much revenue did Core Keeper make?

An estimated 8.6M to 23.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Core Keeper sell?

Q: How many copies did Core Keeper sell?

An estimated 1.6M to 2.5M copies, based on its 65k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.6M–2.5M; $8.6M–$23.2M net $15.7M–$35.6M gross; from 65k 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 Core Keeper out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including Core Keeper's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–9.9M

best case 17.5M (Valheim)

The Open World lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.3M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 2.3M copies

≈ $20.9M after Steam's cut

from ~72k reviews

Best case

≈ 17.5M copies

Valheim · ≈ $135.0M after Steam's cut

from 537k 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 Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
2 of your 3 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

Game	Price	Reviews	Tags	Est. copies	Est. revenue
Valheim 2021	Est. copies ≈ 13.3M–21.6M 7.5x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $73.2M–$196.8M net $133.1M–$302.8M gross	$19.99	537k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival +6
Necesse 2025	Est. copies ≈ 660k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.3M net $4.9M–$11.3M gross	$14.99	27k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftMultiplayer +6
The Planet Crafter 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $11.3M–$30.4M net $20.6M–$46.8M gross	$23.99	72k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftBase-Building +6