How much revenue did Downwell make?

$327k–$880k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Downwell sell?

Q: How many copies did Downwell sell?

398k to 647k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 398k–647k; $327k–$880k after Steam's cut $595k–$1.4M before the cut; from 9k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Downwell out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Downwell's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–13k

best case 1.1M (BlazBlue Entropy Effect)

The Platformer genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 5k–13k copies

≈ $7k–$45k after Steam's cut

from ~171 reviews

Best case

≈ 855k–1.4M copies

BlazBlue Entropy Effect · ≈ $4.7M–$12.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (7 of 8) and Action Roguelike (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Action-Adventure, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Action-Adventure + Post-apocalyptic + Replay Value; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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