How much revenue did Shadows Over Loathing make?

$499k–$1.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shadows Over Loathing sell?

Q: How many copies did Shadows Over Loathing sell?

79k to 128k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 79k–128k; $499k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $907k–$2.1M before the cut; from 3k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Shadows Over Loathing out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadows Over Loathing's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 265k–772k

best case 927k (Dorfromantik)

The Puzzle genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 265k–772k copies

≈ $1.9M–$4.5M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 706k–1.1M copies

Dorfromantik · ≈ $2.7M–$7.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (7 of 8) and Turn-Based Strategy (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + City Builder, priced around $14.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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