How much revenue did Rogue Citadel make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Rogue Citadel sell?

Q: How many copies did Rogue Citadel sell?

471 to 766 copies, based on its 19 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 471–766; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut; from 19 reviews (Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Rogue Citadel and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Rogue Citadel's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 42k–106k

best case 175k (Necrosmith)

Games like Rogue Citadel

A typical game among these

≈ 42k–106k copies

≈ $110k–$328k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Necrosmith at ≈ 133k–216k copies, ≈ $109k–$294k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 820 reviews in their first month; the range was 133 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Action Roguelike (8 of 8) and Tower Defense (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Zombies + Action Roguelike, priced around $3.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, and 2 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Paper Planet 2023	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $54k–$146k after Steam's cut $99k–$225k before Steam's cut	$14.99	531 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeTower Defense
Over 9000 Zombies! 2015	Est. copies ≈ 74k–121k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $61k–$164k after Steam's cut $111k–$253k before Steam's cut	$2.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeZombies
Necrosmith 2022	Est. copies ≈ 133k–216k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $109k–$294k after Steam's cut $199k–$453k before Steam's cut	$2.99	5k reviews Very Positive	ZombiesAction Roguelike
Bardbarian 2014	Est. copies ≈ 85k–138k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $186k–$500k after Steam's cut $338k–$769k before Steam's cut	$7.99	2k reviews Very Positive	IndieTower Defense
Marfusha:Sentinel Girls 2021	Est. copies ≈ 80k–130k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $175k–$472k after Steam's cut $319k–$726k before Steam's cut	$7.99	3k reviews Very Positive	AnimeAction Roguelike
Talented 2024	Est. copies ≈ 37k–61k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $62k–$166k after Steam's cut $112k–$255k before Steam's cut	$5.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikePixel Graphics
SHOOPER NOVA 2025	Est. copies ≈ 16k–27k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $32k–$85k after Steam's cut $58k–$131k before Steam's cut	$6.99	664 reviews Very Positive	StrategyRogue-lite
Tower of Guns 2014	Est. copies ≈ 70k–114k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $289k–$777k after Steam's cut $525k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	FPSFirst-Person