How much revenue did Celeste make?

$24.1M–$64.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Celeste sell?

Q: How many copies did Celeste sell?

4.4M to 7.1M copies, based on its 144k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.4M–7.1M; $24.1M–$64.8M after Steam's cut $43.8M–$99.6M before the cut; from 144k 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 Celeste out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Celeste's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.7M–18.1M

best case 105.0M (Terraria)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 8.7M–18.1M copies

≈ $54.0M–$125.6M after Steam's cut

from ~290k reviews

Best case

≈ 80.0M–130.0M copies

Terraria · ≈ $219.8M–$590.9M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (4 of 8) and Survival (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Farming Sim + Life Sim, priced around $12. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Farming Sim + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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