How much revenue did Core Keeper make?

$8.6M–$23.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Core Keeper sell?

Q: How many copies did Core Keeper sell?

1.6M to 2.6M copies, based on its 65k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.6M–2.6M; $8.6M–$23.2M after Steam's cut $15.7M–$35.7M before the cut; from 65k reviews (Very 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 Core Keeper out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including Core Keeper's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.6M–9.9M

best case 17.5M (Valheim)

The Open World genre

All 3 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 1.6M–9.9M copies

≈ $13.0M–$78.1M after Steam's cut

from ~72k reviews

Best case

≈ 13.3M–21.7M copies

Valheim · ≈ $73.4M–$197.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (3 of 3) and Open World Survival Craft (3 of 3).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20.
The era: 2 of your 3 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Valheim 2021	Est. copies ≈ 13.3M–21.7M 7.5x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $73.4M–$197.2M after Steam's cut $133.4M–$303.4M before the cut	$19.99	538k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Necesse 2025	Est. copies ≈ 661k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.3M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.3M before the cut	$14.99	28k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftMultiplayer
The Planet Crafter 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $11.4M–$30.6M after Steam's cut $20.7M–$47.0M before the cut	$23.99	72k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftBase-Building