How much revenue did Volgarr the Viking make?

$350k–$941k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Volgarr the Viking sell?

Q: How many copies did Volgarr the Viking sell?

127k to 207k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 127k–207k; $350k–$941k after Steam's cut $637k–$1.4M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Volgarr the Viking out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Volgarr the Viking's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.2M–7.9M

best case 42.5M (Geometry Dash)

The Platformer genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

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

A typical game

≈ 6.2M–7.9M copies

≈ $67.2M–$82.2M after Steam's cut

from ~178k reviews

Best case

≈ 32.4M–52.6M copies

Geometry Dash · ≈ $44.4M–$119.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (5 of 8) and Metroidvania (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Party Game + Battle Royale, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Funny; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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