How much revenue did Balatro make?

An estimated 19.2M to 51.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Balatro sell?

Q: How many copies did Balatro sell?

An estimated 4.7M to 7.6M copies, based on its 194k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.7M–7.6M; $19.2M–$51.7M net $34.9M–$79.5M gross; from 194k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Balatro out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Balatro's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 298k–2.6M

best case 8.2M (Slay the Spire)

The Deckbuilding lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 577k copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 577k copies

≈ $4.5M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.2M copies

Slay the Spire · ≈ $78.8M after Steam's cut

from 216k 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 Roguelike Deckbuilder + Card Game, priced around $25.
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2024. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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