How much revenue did Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove make?

$9.6M–$25.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove sell?

Q: How many copies did Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove sell?

877k to 1.4M copies, based on its 17k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 877k–1.4M; $9.6M–$25.9M after Steam's cut $17.5M–$39.9M before the cut; from 17k 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 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–3.1M

best case 5.8M (Celeste)

The Platformer 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

≈ 2.1M–3.1M copies

≈ $14.5M–$20.2M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.4M–7.1M copies

Celeste · ≈ $24.1M–$64.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (7 of 8) and 2D Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + Platformer, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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