How much revenue did Risk of Rain 2 make?

An estimated 63.5M to 170.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Risk of Rain 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Risk of Rain 2 sell?

An estimated 9.2M to 15.0M copies, based on its 350k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 9.2M–15.0M; $63.5M–$170.7M net $115.4M–$262.6M gross; from 350k 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 Risk of Rain 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Risk of Rain 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 43k–193k

best case 969k (Crab Champions)

The Action Roguelike lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 63k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 63k copies

≈ $348k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 969k copies

Crab Champions · ≈ $3.7M after Steam's cut

from 31k reviews

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 Early Access + Action Roguelike, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2017 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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