How much revenue did Shadowrun Returns make?

$2.9M–$7.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shadowrun Returns sell?

Q: How many copies did Shadowrun Returns sell?

710k to 1.2M copies, based on its 14k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 710k–1.2M; $2.9M–$7.9M after Steam's cut $5.3M–$12.1M before the cut; from 14k 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 Shadowrun Returns out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shadowrun Returns's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 252k–608k

best case 2.1M (Transistor)

The Turn-Based 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

≈ 252k–608k copies

≈ $2.3M–$6.0M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M–2.6M copies

Transistor · ≈ $8.9M–$24.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based (6 of 8) and Cyberpunk (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Female Protagonist + Cyberpunk, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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