How much revenue did Cave Runner make?

An estimated 6k to 15k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cave Runner sell?

Q: How many copies did Cave Runner sell?

An estimated 2k to 3k copies, based on its 50 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $6k–$15k net $10k–$23k gross; from 50 reviews (Mixed)

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 Cave Runner out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cave Runner's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 162k–353k

best case 5.7M (Celeste)

The 2D Platformer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 208k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 208k copies

≈ $1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.7M copies

Celeste · ≈ $44.2M after Steam's cut

from 143k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 + 2D Platformer, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Indie; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, 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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