How much revenue did KeeperRL make?

$237k–$638k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did KeeperRL sell?

Q: How many copies did KeeperRL sell?

43k to 70k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 43k–70k; $237k–$638k after Steam's cut $432k–$982k 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.

Does this actually work?

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–5.3M

best case 28.3M (Don't Starve Together)

The Base-Building genre

4 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

≈ 2k–5.3M copies

≈ $4k–$36.4M after Steam's cut

from ~11k reviews

Best case

≈ 21.6M–35.1M copies

Don't Starve Together · ≈ $88.9M–$239.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Base-Building (2 of 8) and Exploration (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Open World Survival Craft, priced around $15.
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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