How much revenue did Shank 2 make?

$631k–$1.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shank 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Shank 2 sell?

230k to 373k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 230k–373k; $631k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.6M before Steam's cut; from 4k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Shank 2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shank 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 698k–1.3M

best case 10.0M (Cuphead)

Games like Shank 2

A typical game among these

≈ 698k–1.3M copies

≈ $5.3M–$5.9M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Cuphead at ≈ 7.6M–12.4M copies, ≈ $41.9M–$112.7M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Co-op (6 of 8) and Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Co-op + 2D + Local Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2020, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Broforce 2015	Est. copies ≈ 3.0M–4.8M 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.3M–$33.0M after Steam's cut $22.3M–$50.8M before Steam's cut	$14.99	61k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AmericaAction
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 2016	Est. copies ≈ 998k–1.6M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.4M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.3M before Steam's cut	$9.99	24k reviews Very Positive	4 Player LocalAction Roguelike
Cuphead 2017	Est. copies ≈ 7.6M–12.4M 11x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $41.9M–$112.7M after Steam's cut $76.2M–$173.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	222k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DifficultCartoon
Castle Crashers® 2012	Est. copies ≈ 8.9M–14.5M 6.7x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $36.7M–$98.7M after Steam's cut $66.8M–$151.9M before Steam's cut	$14.99	141k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	2DOnline Co-Op
The Expendabros 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.0M–1.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	18k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Free to PlayAction
BattleBlock Theater® 2014	Est. copies ≈ 4.1M–6.6M 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $16.8M–$45.3M after Steam's cut $30.6M–$69.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	73k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Co-op Platformer
Streets of Rage 4 2020	Est. copies ≈ 490k–797k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.4M–$9.1M after Steam's cut $6.1M–$13.9M before Steam's cut	$24.99	20k reviews Very Positive	ActionBeat 'em up
Spelunky 2 2020	Est. copies ≈ 545k–886k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.0M–$8.1M after Steam's cut $5.5M–$12.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	22k reviews Very Positive	Platformer2D Platformer