How much revenue did Blacken Slash make?

$3k–$7k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Blacken Slash sell?

Q: How many copies did Blacken Slash sell?

918 to 1k copies, based on its 37 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 918–1k; $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$10k before Steam's cut; from 37 reviews (Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Blacken Slash and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Blacken Slash's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.1M–5.5M

best case 10.1M (Hades)

Games like Blacken Slash

A typical game among these

≈ 3.1M–5.5M copies

≈ $13.6M–$59.3M after Steam's cut

from ~91k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hades at ≈ 7.7M–12.5M copies, ≈ $52.9M–$142.2M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 86k reviews in their first month.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-lite, priced around $25.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, and 3 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Hades 2020	Est. copies ≈ 7.7M–12.5M 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $52.9M–$142.2M after Steam's cut $96.1M–$218.7M before Steam's cut	$24.99	310k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-lite
Skul: The Hero Slayer 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.9M–$21.2M after Steam's cut $14.3M–$32.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	58k reviews Very Positive	IndieAction
Hero Siege 2014	Est. copies ≈ 2.7M–4.4M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.9M–$15.8M after Steam's cut $10.7M–$24.4M before Steam's cut	$7.99	48k reviews Mixed	Action RPGPixel Graphics
Hades II 2025	Est. copies ≈ 3.1M–5.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $25.3M–$68.0M after Steam's cut $46.0M–$104.6M before Steam's cut	$29.99	124k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionRogue-like
Torgar's Quest 2016	Est. copies ≈ 624–1k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut	$5.99	15 reviews Positive	Action RoguelikeTraditional Roguelike
Molten Horn 2023	Est. copies ≈ 149–242 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $205–$549 after Steam's cut $372–$845 before Steam's cut	$4.99	6 reviews 6 user reviews	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
FROGUE 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$16k before Steam's cut	$11.99	46 reviews Positive	Rogue-likeTurn-Based Combat
Denizen's Den - Deeper Edition 2024	Est. copies ≈ 0 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $0 after Steam's cut $0 before Steam's cut	$1.99	0 reviews No user reviews	AdventureCasual