How much revenue did Slime Rancher make?

$29.4M–$79.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Slime Rancher sell?

Q: How many copies did Slime Rancher sell?

5.3M to 8.7M copies, based on its 155k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.3M–8.7M; $29.4M–$79.0M after Steam's cut $53.4M–$121.6M before the cut; from 155k 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 Slime Rancher out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Slime Rancher's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.5M–10.5M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Platformer genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 3.5M–10.5M copies

≈ $45.3M–$95.4M after Steam's cut

from ~120k 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 Platformer (3 of 4) and Metroidvania (2 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Ori and the Blind Forest 2015	Est. copies ≈ 2.8M–4.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	60k reviews Very Positive	Great SoundtrackAtmospheric
Hollow Knight 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.0M–30.9M 4.6x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut $142.5M–$324.1M before the cut	$14.99	553k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Metroidvania Souls-like
Grounded 2022	Est. copies ≈ 2.3M–3.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $25.1M–$67.4M after Steam's cut $45.6M–$103.7M before the cut	$39.99	95k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalMultiplayer
Celeste 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.4M–7.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.1M–$64.8M after Steam's cut $43.8M–$99.6M before the cut	$19.99	144k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerDifficult