How much revenue did Hollow Knight make?

$78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hollow Knight sell?

Q: How many copies did Hollow Knight sell?

19.0M to 30.9M copies, based on its 553k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 19.0M–30.9M; $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut $142.5M–$324.1M before the cut; from 553k 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 Hollow Knight out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hollow Knight's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 526k–1.3M

best case 5.0M (Ori and the Will of the Wisps)

The Metroidvania genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 526k–1.3M copies

≈ $3.8M–$11.9M after Steam's cut

from ~18k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.2M copies

Ori and the Will of the Wisps · ≈ $31.7M–$85.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Metroidvania (8 of 8) and Souls-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Beautiful + Metroidvania, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Beautiful + Great Soundtrack + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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