How much revenue did Shadowgrounds make?

An estimated 162k to 435k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shadowgrounds sell?

Q: How many copies did Shadowgrounds sell?

An estimated 84k to 137k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 84k–137k; $162k–$435k net $294k–$669k gross; from 2k 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 Shadowgrounds out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadowgrounds's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 945k–1.5M

best case 3.7M (Brotato)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.3M copies

≈ $8.2M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.7M copies

Brotato · ≈ $7.1M after Steam's cut

from 116k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 3 are too small to compare.

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 Rogue-like + Singleplayer, priced around $5.
The breakout hits carry Rogue-like + Survival + Local Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2009 to 2025, 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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