How much revenue did Cult of the Lamb make?

$20.9M–$56.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cult of the Lamb sell?

Q: How many copies did Cult of the Lamb sell?

3.0M to 4.9M copies, based on its 126k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.0M–4.9M; $20.9M–$56.1M after Steam's cut $37.9M–$86.3M before the cut; from 126k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 441–11k

best case 88k (Patch Quest)

The Action Roguelike genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 441–11k copies

≈ $763–$58k after Steam's cut

from ~48 reviews

Best case

≈ 67k–108k copies

Patch Quest · ≈ $275k–$739k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (5 of 8) and Dungeon Crawler (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Creature Collector + Rogue-lite, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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