How much revenue did Caveblazers make?

$428k–$1.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Caveblazers sell?

Q: How many copies did Caveblazers sell?

156k to 253k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 156k–253k; $428k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $778k–$1.8M before the cut; from 5k reviews (Very 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 Caveblazers out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Caveblazers's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 646k–1.6M

best case 7.3M (Dead Cells)

The Action Roguelike 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

≈ 646k–1.6M copies

≈ $5.4M–$8.3M after Steam's cut

from ~24k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.5M–9.0M copies

Dead Cells · ≈ $38.0M–$102.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (6 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Metroidvania, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Souls-like + Adventure + Metroidvania; a typical game here doesn't.
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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