How much revenue did Balatro make?

$19.3M–$51.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Balatro sell?

Q: How many copies did Balatro sell?

4.7M to 7.6M copies, based on its 195k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.7M–7.6M; $19.3M–$51.9M after Steam's cut $35.1M–$79.9M before the cut; from 195k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Balatro out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Balatro's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 298k–2.6M

best case 8.2M (Slay the Spire)

The Deckbuilding genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 298k–2.6M copies

≈ $1.2M–$25.5M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.2M–10.1M copies

Slay the Spire · ≈ $42.8M–$115.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Deckbuilding (4 of 4) and Rogue-like (4 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Roguelike Deckbuilder + Card Game, priced around $25.
The era: Only 1 of your 4 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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