How much revenue did Ludus Mortis make?

$12k–$33k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ludus Mortis sell?

Q: How many copies did Ludus Mortis sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 99 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $12k–$33k after Steam's cut $22k–$50k before Steam's cut; from 99 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 Ludus Mortis and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ludus Mortis's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 38k–122k

best case 559k (Legend of Grimrock)

Games like Ludus Mortis

A typical game among these

≈ 38k–122k copies

≈ $263k–$1.5M 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.

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Legend of Grimrock at ≈ 426k–692k copies, ≈ $1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Dungeon Crawler (8 of 8) and Grid-Based Movement (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dungeon Crawler + Grid-Based Movement, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2025, 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Legend of Grimrock 2012	Est. copies ≈ 426k–692k 4.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.3M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Dungeon CrawlerRPG
Legend of Grimrock 2 2014	Est. copies ≈ 229k–372k 2.8x 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
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 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
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk 2018	Est. copies ≈ 45k–72k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $612k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut	$49.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Dungeon CrawlerRPG
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Path of the Abyss 2025	Est. copies ≈ 17k–27k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $32k–$87k after Steam's cut $59k–$134k before Steam's cut	$6.99	681 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessDungeon Crawler
Grimoire : Heralds of the Winged Exemplar (V2) 2017	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $60k–$161k after Steam's cut $109k–$248k before Steam's cut	$9.99	635 reviews Mixed	RPGDungeon Crawler