How much revenue did Rogue Legacy make?

$4.0M–$10.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rogue Legacy sell?

Q: How many copies did Rogue Legacy sell?

975k to 1.6M copies, based on its 19k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 975k–1.6M; $4.0M–$10.8M after Steam's cut $7.3M–$16.6M before the cut; from 19k 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 Rogue Legacy out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rogue Legacy's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 112k–637k

best case 7.3M (Dead Cells)

The Action Roguelike 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

≈ 112k–637k copies

≈ $693k–$5.6M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.5M–9.0M copies

Dead Cells · ≈ $38.0M–$102.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (5 of 8) and Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Metroidvania, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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