How much revenue did Shantae and the Pirate's Curse make?

$832k–$2.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shantae and the Pirate's Curse sell?

Q: How many copies did Shantae and the Pirate's Curse sell?

151k to 246k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 151k–246k; $832k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut; from 3k reviews (Very 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 Shantae and the Pirate's Curse and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shantae and the Pirate's Curse's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 619k–3.9M

best case 5.9M (Celeste)

Games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

A typical game among these

≈ 619k–3.9M copies

≈ $4.9M–$23.4M after Steam's cut

from ~35k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Celeste at ≈ 4.5M–7.4M copies, ≈ $24.9M–$67.0M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Female Protagonist (6 of 8) and Metroidvania (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + Platformer, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2025, and 1 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 61 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Celeste 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.5M–7.4M 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.9M–$67.0M after Steam's cut $45.3M–$103.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	149k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult
GRIS 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.8M 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $12.1M–$32.5M after Steam's cut $22.0M–$50.0M before Steam's cut	$14.99	96k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	BeautifulAtmospheric
Ori and the Blind Forest 2015	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.8M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	60k reviews Very Positive	Great SoundtrackAtmospheric
Touhou Luna Nights 2019	Est. copies ≈ 432k–701k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.8M before Steam's cut	$17.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MetroidvaniaDifficult
Pseudoregalia 2023	Est. copies ≈ 473k–769k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $779k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before Steam's cut	$5.99	19k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	3D PlatformerMetroidvania
ICEY 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.5M–$9.4M after Steam's cut $6.4M–$14.5M before Steam's cut	$10.99	28k reviews Very Positive	ActionFemale Protagonist
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $13.2M–$35.6M after Steam's cut $24.1M–$54.7M before Steam's cut	$39.99	42k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaRPG
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist 2025	Est. copies ≈ 468k–760k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.6M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.3M before Steam's cut	$24.99	19k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Metroidvania2D