How much revenue did Shelter make?

$796k–$2.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shelter sell?

Q: How many copies did Shelter sell?

193k to 314k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 193k–314k; $796k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.3M before the cut; from 4k 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 Shelter out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shelter's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–4.0M

best case 9.1M (theHunter: Call of the Wild™)

The Exploration 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

≈ 1.5M–4.0M copies

≈ $10.9M–$70.0M after Steam's cut

from ~55k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.9M–11.2M copies

theHunter: Call of the Wild™ · ≈ $37.9M–$102.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Exploration (3 of 8) and Open World (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Hunting + Open World, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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