How much revenue did Crypt of the NecroDancer make?

$5.3M–$14.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Crypt of the NecroDancer sell?

Q: How many copies did Crypt of the NecroDancer sell?

1.3M to 2.1M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.3M–2.1M; $5.3M–$14.3M after Steam's cut $9.7M–$22.1M before Steam's cut; from 27k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Crypt of the NecroDancer and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Crypt of the NecroDancer's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 25k–234k

best case 4.6M (Muse Dash)

Games like Crypt of the NecroDancer

A typical game among these

≈ 25k–234k copies

≈ $119k–$1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Muse Dash at ≈ 3.5M–5.7M copies, ≈ $2.9M–$7.8M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 607 reviews in their first month; the range was 122 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rhythm (8 of 8) and Female Protagonist (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Music + Rhythm, priced around $3. The breakout hits carry Sexual Content + Great Soundtrack + Anime; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2025, and 3 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 52 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE 2020	Est. copies ≈ 283k–461k 6.1x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	11k reviews Very Positive	FPS Rhythm
Lofi Ping Pong 2019	Est. copies ≈ 54k–88k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Very Positive	MusicRhythm
Muse Dash 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3.5M–5.7M 65x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $2.9M–$7.8M after Steam's cut $5.3M–$12.0M before Steam's cut	$2.99	122k reviews Very Positive	MusicRhythm
Melody's Escape 2016	Est. copies ≈ 200k–325k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $549k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $998k–$2.3M before Steam's cut	$9.99	5k reviews Very Positive	Music-Based Procedural GenerationRhythm
Rift of the NecroDancer 2025	Est. copies ≈ 156k–254k 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $859k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	6k reviews Very Positive	RhythmMinigames
Keylocker \| Turn Based Cyberpunk Action 2024	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $39k–$106k after Steam's cut $72k–$163k before Steam's cut	$19.99	289 reviews Very Positive	JRPGCyberpunk
Yoiyami Dancers: Twilight Danmaku Dancers 2022	Est. copies ≈ 17k–27k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $46k–$124k after Steam's cut $84k–$191k before Steam's cut	$9.99	677 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionRhythm
KALPA: Cosmic Symphony 2025	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $120k–$322k after Steam's cut $218k–$495k before Steam's cut	$19.99	878 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessRhythm