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How many copies did Ants Took My Eyeball sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 6k–10k
$22k–$59k after Steam's cut $40k–$90k before the cut
from 254 reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Ants Took My Eyeball out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ants Took My Eyeball's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9k–31k
best case 1.3M (Lost Castle / 失落城堡)
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
≈ 9k–31k copies
≈ $18k–$147k after Steam's cut
from ~408 reviews
Best case
≈ 956k–1.6M copies
Lost Castle / 失落城堡 · ≈ $2.6M–$7.1M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (8 of 8) and Rogue-lite (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with 4 Player Local + Action Roguelike, priced around $10.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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