How much revenue did Super Dark Deception make?

$83k–$224k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Super Dark Deception sell?

Q: How many copies did Super Dark Deception sell?

17k to 27k copies, based on its 680 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 17k–27k; $83k–$224k after Steam's cut $152k–$345k before the cut; from 680 reviews (Mixed)

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 Super Dark Deception out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Super Dark Deception's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12k–25k

best case 456k (Haste)

Games like Super Dark Deception

The middle of these games

≈ 12k–25k copies

≈ $12k–$51k after Steam's cut

from ~442 reviews

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

2 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Haste at ≈ 347k–564k copies, ≈ $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 104 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 10 to 5k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action-Adventure (5 of 8) and Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Fast-Paced + Female Protagonist, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Fast-Paced + Female Protagonist + Rogue-lite; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, and 3 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 61 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release) 2023	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$25k before the cut	$1.99	442 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionAdventure
Haste 2025	Est. copies ≈ 347k–564k 32x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before the cut	$19.99	14k reviews Very Positive	Fast-PacedAction
Crystal Call 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	202 reviews Very Positive	ActionAction-Adventure
The Deletion 2015	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$25k before the cut	$1.99	228 reviews Mostly Positive	Precision PlatformerSide Scroller
Skully 2020	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $19k–$52k after Steam's cut $35k–$79k before the cut	$9.99	282 reviews Mixed	IndieAdventure
Monsti 2016	Est. copies ≈ 28k–45k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $8k–$20k after Steam's cut $14k–$31k before the cut	$0.99	663 reviews Mixed	IndieCasual
STORROR Parkour Pro 2025	Est. copies ≈ 44k–71k 4.0x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $299k–$805k after Steam's cut $544k–$1.2M before the cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessParkour
The Fancy Pants Adventures: Classic Pack 2024	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $30k–$82k after Steam's cut $55k–$126k before the cut	$9.99	447 reviews Very Positive	Early Access2D Platformer