How much revenue did Spelunky 2 make?

An estimated 3.2M to 8.5M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Spelunky 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Spelunky 2 sell?

An estimated 575k to 934k copies, based on its 22k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 575k–934k; $3.2M–$8.5M net $5.7M–$13.1M gross; from 22k 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 Spelunky 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Spelunky 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.7M–4.2M

best case 5.7M (Celeste)

The Platformer lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.4M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 3.4M copies

≈ $23.1M after Steam's cut

from ~74k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.7M copies

Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut

from 143k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it, and 3 are 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 Precision Platformer + Difficult, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Precision Platformer + Difficult + Female Protagonist; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, 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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