How much revenue did Sheltered make?

An estimated 1.0M to 2.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sheltered sell?

Q: How many copies did Sheltered sell?

An estimated 250k to 407k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 250k–407k; $1.0M–$2.8M net $1.9M–$4.3M gross; from 6k 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 Sheltered out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sheltered's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.9M–5.3M

best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)

The Survival lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 4.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 4.7M copies

≈ $52.8M after Steam's cut

from ~106k reviews

Best case

≈ 12.7M copies

7 Days to Die · ≈ $220.4M after Steam's cut

from 402k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 1 is 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 Survival + Zombies, priced around $45.
The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Voxel + Zombies; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, 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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