How much revenue did Legend of Grimrock make?

$1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Legend of Grimrock sell?

Q: How many copies did Legend of Grimrock sell?

426k to 692k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 426k–692k; $1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.3M before Steam's cut; from 7k 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 Legend of Grimrock and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Legend of Grimrock's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 44k–48k

best case 169k (Sol Cesto)

Games like Legend of Grimrock

A typical game among these

≈ 44k–48k copies

≈ $338k–$373k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Sol Cesto at ≈ 129k–209k copies, ≈ $495k–$1.3M 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 380 reviews in their first month; the range was 247 to 4k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Dungeon Crawler (8 of 8) and Fantasy (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dungeon Crawler + Fantasy, priced around $24. The breakout hits carry Puzzle; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2026, and 1 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
Legend of Grimrock 2 2014	Est. copies ≈ 229k–372k 3.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.7M–$6.2M before Steam's cut	$23.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Dungeon CrawlerRPG
Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG 2023	Est. copies ≈ 19k–31k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $157k–$422k after Steam's cut $286k–$650k before Steam's cut	$29.99	768 reviews Very Positive	Turn-Based Tactics Dungeon Crawler
Sol Cesto 2026	Est. copies ≈ 129k–209k 4.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $495k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $901k–$2.0M before Steam's cut	$13.99	5k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessDungeon Crawler
Etrian Odyssey HD 2023	Est. copies ≈ 36k–58k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $392k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $714k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$39.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Dungeon CrawlerRPG
The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians - Enhanced Edition 2015	Est. copies ≈ 33k–54k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $183k–$493k after Steam's cut $333k–$758k before Steam's cut	$19.99	683 reviews Very Positive	Dungeon CrawlerRPG
Might & Magic X - Legacy 2014	Est. copies ≈ 192k–312k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.6M before Steam's cut	$29.99	3k reviews Mixed	RPGTurn-Based
The Bard's Tale Trilogy 2018	Est. copies ≈ 47k–77k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $196k–$526k after Steam's cut $356k–$809k before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	RPGDungeon Crawler
Vaporum 2017	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $202k–$544k after Steam's cut $368k–$836k before Steam's cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Dungeon Crawler CRPG