How much revenue did Stardew Valley make?

An estimated 168.2M to 452.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Stardew Valley sell?

Q: How many copies did Stardew Valley sell?

An estimated 40.8M to 66.3M copies, based on its 1.0M Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 40.8M–66.3M; $168.2M–$452.2M net $305.8M–$695.8M gross; from 1.0M 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 Stardew Valley out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stardew Valley's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 882k–1.3M

best case 4.9M (DAVE THE DIVER)

The Pixel Graphics lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 914k copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 914k copies

≈ $6.3M after Steam's cut

from ~28k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.9M copies

DAVE THE DIVER · ≈ $38.2M after Steam's cut

from 157k 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 Pixel Graphics + Casual, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Management + Fishing + Relaxing; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2019 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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