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How many copies did Slay the Spire sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 6.2M–10.1M
$42.7M–$114.8M net $77.7M–$176.7M gross
from 216k 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 Slay the Spire out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Slay the Spire's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–3.0M
best case 6.1M (Balatro)
The Card Game lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.6M copies.

A typical game
≈ 1.6M copies
≈ $16.3M after Steam's cut
from ~47k reviews
Best case
≈ 6.1M copies
Balatro · ≈ $35.4M after Steam's cut
from 194k 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 Card Game + Roguelike Deckbuilder, priced around $15.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2024. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
  • A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

Similar games

2021
Est. copies
≈ 3.6M–5.9M
3.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.0M–$53.7M net $36.3M–$82.6M gross
$19.99
147k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Card BattlerCard Game +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 1.3M–2.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
49k reviews
Mixed
Free to PlayCard Game +6
2024
Est. copies
≈ 4.7M–7.6M
4.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$19.2M–$51.7M net $34.9M–$79.5M gross
$14.99
194k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Card GameRoguelike Deckbuilder +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 728k–1.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
28k reviews
Very Positive
Free to PlayStrategy +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.8M–$23.8M net $16.1M–$36.6M gross
$29.99
43k reviews
Very Positive
Story RichCard Game +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 758k–1.2M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.1M–$8.4M net $5.7M–$12.9M gross
$14.99
32k reviews
Very Positive
RPGOpen World +6
2021
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.8M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$1.8M–$4.8M net $3.2M–$7.4M gross
$5.99
44k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
MultiplayerFighting +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.1M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
65k reviews
Very Positive
PvETrading Card Game +6

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