How much revenue did Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition make?

$15.6M–$42.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition sell?

2.8M to 4.6M copies, based on its 71k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2.8M–4.6M; $15.6M–$42.1M after Steam's cut $28.4M–$64.7M before the cut; from 71k 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 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–5.4M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Metroidvania 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

≈ 1.4M–5.4M copies

≈ $8.0M–$80.1M after Steam's cut

from ~52k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.0M–30.9M copies

Hollow Knight · ≈ $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Metroidvania (6 of 8) and Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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