How much revenue did Shadowplay: Metropolis Foe make?

Shadowplay: Metropolis Foe is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Shadowplay: Metropolis Foe sell?

Q: How many copies did Shadowplay: Metropolis Foe sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 193 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; from 193 reviews (Mostly 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 Shadowplay: Metropolis Foe and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadowplay: Metropolis Foe's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–47k

best case 162k (Skillshot City)

Games like Shadowplay: Metropolis Foe

A typical game among these

≈ 8k–47k copies

≈ $24k–$238k after Steam's cut

from ~364 reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Skillshot City at ≈ 123k–201k copies.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 211 reviews in their first month; the range was 62 to 756.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Deckbuilding (7 of 8) and Card Battler (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Battle Royale + Rogue-lite.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 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 52 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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Skillshot City 2017	Est. copies ≈ 123k–201k 9.9x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Very Positive	Battle RoyaleRogue-lite
Zero Division 2024	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $26k–$69k after Steam's cut $47k–$107k before Steam's cut	$12.99	291 reviews Very Positive	Card BattlerCard Game
Theseus Protocol 2023	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before Steam's cut	$9.99	371 reviews Mixed	Roguelike DeckbuilderCard Game
Nowhere Prophet 2019	Est. copies ≈ 34k–55k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $233k–$625k after Steam's cut $423k–$962k before Steam's cut	$24.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Rogue-like Deckbuilding
Metroplex Zero: Sci-Fi Card Battler 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $17k–$47k after Steam's cut $32k–$72k before Steam's cut	$19.99	128 reviews Very Positive	Roguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based
Cartridge Defense 2022	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before Steam's cut	$11.99	100 reviews Very Positive	Tower DefenseCard Game
Beneath Oresa 2023	Est. copies ≈ 43k–69k 4.7x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $293k–$789k after Steam's cut $534k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	Roguelike Deckbuilder Deckbuilding
Cards of Cthulhu 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$17k before Steam's cut	$0.99	356 reviews Mostly Positive	Action RoguelikeRoguelike Deckbuilder