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How many copies did Wildfrost sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 220k–357k
$1.2M–$3.2M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut
from 9k reviews (Very 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 Wildfrost and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wildfrost's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 433k–443k
best case 8.3M (Slay the Spire)
Games like Wildfrost

A typical game among these

≈ 433k–443k copies

≈ $3.6M–$4.1M after Steam's cut

from ~13k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Slay the Spire at ≈ 6.3M–10.3M copies, ≈ $43.5M–$116.9M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 6k reviews in their first month; the range was 3k to 21k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Card Game (8 of 8) and Deckbuilding (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Card Game + Rogue-like, priced around $22. The breakout hits carry Deckbuilding + Card Battler + Rogue-like; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2019 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 36 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Slay the Spire
2019
Est. copies
≈ 6.3M–10.3M
16x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$43.5M–$116.9M after Steam's cut $79.0M–$179.8M before Steam's cut
$24.99
220k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Monster Train
2020
Est. copies
≈ 570k–927k
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut $7.1M–$16.2M before Steam's cut
$24.99
23k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Card BattlerRogue-lite
Chrono Ark
2024
Est. copies
≈ 342k–555k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.3M–$9.7M before Steam's cut
$24.99
14k reviews
Very Positive
Balatro
2024
Est. copies
≈ 5.0M–8.1M
15x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.5M–$55.0M after Steam's cut $37.2M–$84.7M before Steam's cut
$14.99
200k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Ratropolis
2020
Est. copies
≈ 137k–223k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$680k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before Steam's cut
$17.99
6k reviews
Very Positive
Across the Obelisk
2022
Est. copies
≈ 326k–529k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before Steam's cut
$19.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
Rogue-likeStrategy
9 Kings
2025
Est. copies
≈ 580k–942k
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$3.2M–$8.6M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.2M before Steam's cut
$19.99
23k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyRogue-like
Gordian Quest
2022
Est. copies
≈ 150k–244k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$827k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut
$19.99
6k reviews
Very Positive
RPGCard Game

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