How much revenue did Returnal™ make?

$4.3M–$11.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Returnal™ sell?

Q: How many copies did Returnal™ sell?

261k to 424k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 261k–424k; $4.3M–$11.6M after Steam's cut $7.8M–$17.8M before the cut; from 11k 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 Returnal™ out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Returnal™'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.2M–5.6M

best case 12.1M (Risk of Rain 2)

The Action Roguelike 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

≈ 3.2M–5.6M copies

≈ $8.8M–$21.6M after Steam's cut

from ~76k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.3M–15.0M copies

Risk of Rain 2 · ≈ $63.6M–$171.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Rogue-like (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Third-Person Shooter + Action Roguelike, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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