How much revenue did Sheltered make?

$1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sheltered sell?

Q: How many copies did Sheltered sell?

251k to 407k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 251k–407k; $1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.3M before the cut; from 6k 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 Sheltered out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sheltered's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.9M–5.3M

best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)

The Survival 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

≈ 3.9M–5.3M copies

≈ $51.3M–$63.0M after Steam's cut

from ~106k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M–15.7M copies

7 Days to Die · ≈ $119.8M–$322.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Survival (8 of 8) and Base-Building (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Zombies, priced around $45. The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Voxel + Zombies; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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