How much revenue did Shadowgrounds make?

$197k–$530k 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?

103k to 167k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 103k–167k; $197k–$530k after Steam's cut $358k–$816k before the cut; 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) 275k–378k

best case 3.8M (Brotato)

Games like Shadowgrounds

The middle of these games

≈ 275k–378k copies

≈ $589k–$1.1M after Steam's cut

from ~5k 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.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Brotato at ≈ 2.9M–4.8M copies, ≈ $4.0M–$10.8M 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 41k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 6k to 42k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sci-fi (5 of 8) and Aliens (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dwarf + Action Roguelike, priced around $13.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 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 79 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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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M 10x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.3M–$11.5M after Steam's cut $7.7M–$17.6M before the cut	$12.99	48k reviews Very Positive	DwarfAction Roguelike
Brotato 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.8M 25x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $4.0M–$10.8M after Steam's cut $7.3M–$16.6M before the cut	$4.99	118k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Rogue-likeSingleplayer
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop 2017	Est. copies ≈ 818k–1.3M 5.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	24k reviews Very Positive	Twin Stick ShooterPvE
Aliens: Dark Descent 2023	Est. copies ≈ 463k–753k 3.9x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $5.1M–$13.7M after Steam's cut $9.3M–$21.1M before the cut	$39.99	19k reviews Very Positive	StrategyAction
Alien Shooter 2009	Est. copies ≈ 300k–488k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $412k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $749k–$1.7M before the cut	$4.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ShooterAction
Alien Swarm 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.2M 4.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	22k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayCo-op
Halo: Spartan Assault 2014	Est. copies ≈ 276k–448k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $227k–$609k after Steam's cut $412k–$938k before the cut	$2.99	5k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionTop-Down Shooter
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