How many copies did Idle Cave Miner sell?

28k to 45k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Idle Cave Miner make?

Idle Cave Miner is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Idle Cave Miner?

Estimated owners: ≈ 28k–45k; from 1k 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 Idle Cave Miner out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Idle Cave Miner's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 253k–322k

best case 642k (Mr.Mine)

The Clicker genre

5 of your 8 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

≈ 253k–322k copies

≈ $396k–$669k after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 489k–795k copies

Mr.Mine

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Clicker (7 of 8) and Idler (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Idler + Clicker.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Mr.Mine 2020	Est. copies ≈ 489k–795k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	19k reviews Very Positive	IdlerClicker
Digseum 2024	Est. copies ≈ 193k–313k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $158k–$426k after Steam's cut $288k–$655k before the cut	$2.99	8k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualClicker
PickCrafter 2017	Est. copies ≈ 246k–399k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	7k reviews Very Positive	MiningIdler
(the) Gnorp Apologue 2023	Est. copies ≈ 237k–384k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $455k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $827k–$1.9M before the cut	$6.99	10k reviews Very Positive	ClickerIdler
Dwarf Shop 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before the cut	$9.99	112 reviews Mostly Positive	DwarfSimulation
A Mining Game 2019	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k too small to compare SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	235 reviews Mixed	Free to PlayIndie
To The Core 2023	Est. copies ≈ 123k–201k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $271k–$729k after Steam's cut $493k–$1.1M before the cut	$7.99	5k reviews Very Positive	CasualClicker
Fidget Spinner RPG 2023	Est. copies ≈ 6k–9k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $11k–$26k before the cut	$3.99	235 reviews Very Positive	CasualRPG