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The realistic ceiling for Metroidvania games

Two honest reads of what Metroidvania games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 0–20k copies
$0–$68k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 200k–500k copies
$682k–$1.7M net, est.

Based on the 1461 Metroidvania games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Metroidvania games gathered on wishvane

Across the 112 Metroidvania games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 154k copies (est.), with Hollow Knight the biggest at ≈ 24.8M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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