How much revenue did Rune Gate make?

$4k–$10k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rune Gate sell?

Q: How many copies did Rune Gate sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 54 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$15k before the cut; from 54 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 Rune Gate out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rune Gate's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 441k–452k

best case 8.2M (Slay the Spire)

Games like Rune Gate

The middle of these games

≈ 441k–452k copies

≈ $3.1M–$3.8M after Steam's cut

from ~13k 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: Slay the Spire at ≈ 6.3M–10.2M copies, ≈ $43.1M–$116.0M 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 7k reviews in their first month; the spread ran 1k to 21k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Card Game (6 of 8) and Deckbuilding (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Deckbuilding, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Deckbuilding; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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 36 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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Slay the Spire 2019	Est. copies ≈ 6.3M–10.2M 16x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $43.1M–$116.0M after Steam's cut $78.4M–$178.5M before the cut	$24.99	218k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Roguelike DeckbuilderCard Game
Chrono Ark 2024	Est. copies ≈ 340k–553k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.7M before the cut	$24.99	14k reviews Very Positive	Roguelike DeckbuilderAnime
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Balatro 2024	Est. copies ≈ 4.9M–8.0M 15x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $20.2M–$54.4M after Steam's cut $36.8M–$83.7M before the cut	$14.99	198k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Card GameRoguelike Deckbuilder
ROUNDS 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.5M before the cut	$5.99	44k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MultiplayerFighting
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Dicey Dungeons 2019	Est. copies ≈ 340k–553k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.8M before the cut	$14.99	12k reviews Very Positive	Roguelike DeckbuilderCard Battler