How much revenue did Stardew Valley make?

$169.0M–$454.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Stardew Valley sell?

Q: How many copies did Stardew Valley sell?

41.0M to 66.6M copies, based on its 1.0M Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 41.0M–66.6M; $169.0M–$454.3M after Steam's cut $307.2M–$698.9M before the cut; from 1.0M 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 Stardew Valley out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Stardew Valley's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 887k–1.4M

best case 5.0M (DAVE THE DIVER)

The Crafting 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

≈ 887k–1.4M copies

≈ $4.9M–$11.5M after Steam's cut

from ~29k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.8M–6.2M copies

DAVE THE DIVER · ≈ $20.9M–$56.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Crafting (3 of 8) and Farming Sim (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Management + Exploration, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Management + Fishing + Relaxing; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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