How much revenue did Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut make?

$245k–$659k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut sell?

Q: How many copies did Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut sell?

89k to 145k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 89k–145k; $245k–$659k after Steam's cut $446k–$1.0M 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 Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 585k–3.7M

best case 5.8M (Celeste)

The Female Protagonist 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

≈ 585k–3.7M copies

≈ $4.8M–$23.2M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.4M–7.2M copies

Celeste · ≈ $24.2M–$65.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Female Protagonist (6 of 8) and Metroidvania (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + Platformer, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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