How much revenue did Sword of the Stars: The Pit make?

$222k–$596k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sword of the Stars: The Pit sell?

Q: How many copies did Sword of the Stars: The Pit sell?

81k to 131k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 81k–131k; $222k–$596k after Steam's cut $403k–$918k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Sword of the Stars: The Pit out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sword of the Stars: The Pit's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–5.3M

best case 10.6M (Hades)

The Rogue-like genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 1.4M–5.3M copies

≈ $9.0M–$53.5M after Steam's cut

from ~75k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.1M–13.1M copies

Hades · ≈ $55.6M–$149.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Rogue-like (8 of 8) and Dungeon Crawler (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-lite, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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