How much revenue did Cuphead make?

$41.0M–$110.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cuphead sell?

Q: How many copies did Cuphead sell?

7.5M to 12.1M copies, based on its 217k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7.5M–12.1M; $41.0M–$110.3M after Steam's cut $74.6M–$169.7M before the cut; from 217k 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 Cuphead out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cuphead's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 96k–280k

best case 917k (Iron Snout)

The Co-op genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 96k–280k copies

≈ $509k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 699k–1.1M copies

Iron Snout

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Co-op (4 of 8) and Beat 'em up (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2D Fighter + Fighting, priced around $13.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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