How much revenue did Nightmare: The Lunatic make?

$31k–$84k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nightmare: The Lunatic sell?

Q: How many copies did Nightmare: The Lunatic sell?

7k to 11k copies, based on its 270 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7k–11k; $31k–$84k after Steam's cut $57k–$129k before the cut; from 270 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 Nightmare: The Lunatic out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Nightmare: The Lunatic's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–4.8M

best case 10.0M (Hades)

Games like Nightmare: The Lunatic

The middle of these games

≈ 1.6M–4.8M copies

≈ $10.5M–$52.3M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

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

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Hades at ≈ 7.6M–12.4M copies, ≈ $52.5M–$141.0M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 29k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 2k to 86k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (6 of 8) and Rogue-like (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-lite, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, and 1 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).

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Hades 2020	Est. copies ≈ 7.6M–12.4M 5.9x 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
Skul: The Hero Slayer 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.8M–$21.1M after Steam's cut $14.3M–$32.5M before the cut	$19.99	58k reviews Very Positive	IndieAction
Sifu 2023	Est. copies ≈ 708k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.8M–$20.9M after Steam's cut $14.2M–$32.2M before the cut	$39.99	29k reviews Very Positive	ActionMartial Arts
Hades II 2025	Est. copies ≈ 3.0M–4.9M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $25.1M–$67.4M after Steam's cut $45.6M–$103.7M before the cut	$29.99	123k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionRogue-like
Hero Siege 2014	Est. copies ≈ 2.7M–4.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.8M–$15.7M after Steam's cut $10.6M–$24.1M before the cut	$7.99	47k reviews Mixed	Action RPGPixel Graphics
Dead Cells 2018	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.0M 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $38.2M–$102.8M after Steam's cut $69.5M–$158.2M before the cut	$24.99	183k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventureAction Roguelike
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 2016	Est. copies ≈ 996k–1.6M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.4M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.3M before the cut	$9.99	24k reviews Very Positive	4 Player LocalAction Roguelike
Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.3M–$14.3M after Steam's cut $9.7M–$22.0M before the cut	$14.99	26k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RhythmFemale Protagonist