How much revenue did Pixel Piracy make?

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

How many copies did Pixel Piracy sell?

Q: How many copies did Pixel Piracy sell?

382k to 621k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 382k–621k; $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.5M before the cut; from 7k reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 410–60k

best case 1.9M (Skul: The Hero Slayer)

The Action Roguelike genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 410–60k copies

≈ $710–$229k after Steam's cut

from ~213 reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M–2.3M copies

Skul: The Hero Slayer · ≈ $7.8M–$21.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (5 of 8) and Rogue-like (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-like, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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