How much revenue did Downwell make?

An estimated 327k to 879k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Downwell sell?

Q: How many copies did Downwell sell?

An estimated 398k to 646k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 398k–646k; $327k–$879k net $595k–$1.4M gross; from 9k 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 Downwell out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Downwell's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–12k

best case 1.1M (BlazBlue Entropy Effect)

The Platformer lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 5k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 5k copies

≈ $21k after Steam's cut

from ~171 reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M copies

BlazBlue Entropy Effect · ≈ $8.6M after Steam's cut

from 35k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Action Roguelike + Action-Adventure, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Action-Adventure + Post-apocalyptic + Replay Value; a typical game here doesn't.
4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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