How much revenue did SteamWorld Dig make?

$1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SteamWorld Dig sell?

Q: How many copies did SteamWorld Dig sell?

567k to 922k copies, based on its 11k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 567k–922k; $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.4M before the cut; from 11k 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 SteamWorld Dig out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SteamWorld Dig's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 149k–349k

best case 408k (SteamWorld Dig 2)

The Steampunk genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 149k–349k copies

≈ $651k–$1.5M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 311k–505k copies

SteamWorld Dig 2 · ≈ $1.7M–$4.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Steampunk (6 of 8) and Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Platformer, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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