How much revenue did Nine Sols make?

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

How many copies did Nine Sols sell?

Q: How many copies did Nine Sols sell?

1.0M to 1.7M copies, based on its 44k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.0M–1.7M; $8.6M–$23.2M after Steam's cut $15.7M–$35.8M before the cut; from 44k 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 Nine Sols out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including Nine Sols's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.6M–13.8M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Souls-like 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

≈ 2.6M–13.8M copies

≈ $48.1M–$108.4M after Steam's cut

from ~85k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.0M–30.9M copies

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

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Souls-like (3 of 3) and Metroidvania (2 of 3).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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