How much revenue did 9 Years of Shadows make?

$430k–$1.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did 9 Years of Shadows sell?

Q: How many copies did 9 Years of Shadows sell?

78k to 127k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 78k–127k; $430k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $781k–$1.8M before the cut; from 3k reviews (Mostly 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 9 Years of Shadows out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including 9 Years of Shadows's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.2M–4.7M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Metroidvania genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 2.2M–4.7M copies

≈ $24.0M–$40.5M after Steam's cut

from ~66k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.0M–30.9M copies

Hollow Knight · ≈ $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Metroidvania (6 of 8) and Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Difficult + Souls-like + Indie; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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