How much revenue did Sheltered 2 make?

$303k–$814k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sheltered 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Sheltered 2 sell?

55k to 90k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 55k–90k; $303k–$814k after Steam's cut $551k–$1.3M before Steam's cut; from 2k reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 471k–2.8M

best case 5.5M (Frostpunk)

Games like Sheltered 2

A typical game among these

≈ 471k–2.8M copies

≈ $3.2M–$30.8M after Steam's cut

from ~23k 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.

Best case: Frostpunk at ≈ 4.2M–6.8M copies, ≈ $34.5M–$92.8M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 7k reviews in their first month; the range was 4k to 13k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Survival (8 of 8) and City Builder (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Survival, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, and 2 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 70 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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The Final Station 2016	Est. copies ≈ 396k–643k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.8M before Steam's cut	$14.99	10k reviews Very Positive	Pixel GraphicsPost-apocalyptic
This War of Mine 2014	Est. copies ≈ 5.5M–8.9M 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $30.1M–$81.0M after Steam's cut $54.8M–$124.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	98k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalWar
Frostpunk 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.2M–6.8M 6.1x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $34.5M–$92.8M after Steam's cut $62.8M–$142.8M before Steam's cut	$29.99	138k reviews Very Positive	City Builder Survival
IXION 2022	Est. copies ≈ 443k–719k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.3M–$11.4M after Steam's cut $7.7M–$17.6M before Steam's cut	$34.99	18k reviews Mostly Positive	SpaceCity Builder
They Are Billions 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.4M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.2M–$32.9M after Steam's cut $22.2M–$50.6M before Steam's cut	$29.99	52k reviews Very Positive	Base-BuildingColony Sim
Frostpunk 2 2024	Est. copies ≈ 674k–1.1M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $8.3M–$22.4M after Steam's cut $15.2M–$34.5M before Steam's cut	$44.99	27k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyCity Builder
The Wandering Village 2025	Est. copies ≈ 211k–342k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.2M before Steam's cut	$29.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessBuilding
Endzone - A World Apart 2021	Est. copies ≈ 249k–405k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.1M before Steam's cut	$24.99	10k reviews Mostly Positive	City Builder Survival