How much revenue did Guacamelee! 2 make?

$567k–$1.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Guacamelee! 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Guacamelee! 2 sell?

103k to 167k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 103k–167k; $567k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut; from 3k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Guacamelee! 2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Guacamelee! 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 443k–752k

best case 1.6M (Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night)

Games like Guacamelee! 2

A typical game among these

≈ 443k–752k copies

≈ $3.0M–$6.6M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night at ≈ 1.2M–2.0M copies, ≈ $13.2M–$35.6M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Metroidvania (7 of 8) and Platformer (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Female Protagonist, priced around $40.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2022, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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UnEpic 2014	Est. copies ≈ 458k–745k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.8M before Steam's cut	$12.99	8k reviews Very Positive	RPGIndie
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition 2014	Est. copies ≈ 398k–647k SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut $3.0M–$6.8M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Platformer2D
Rogue Legacy 2 2022	Est. copies ≈ 376k–611k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.6M–$6.9M after Steam's cut $4.7M–$10.7M before Steam's cut	$24.99	15k reviews Very Positive	ArcadeMetroidvania
Outland 2014	Est. copies ≈ 221k–360k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerAction
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M 5.5x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $13.2M–$35.6M after Steam's cut $24.1M–$54.7M before Steam's cut	$39.99	42k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaRPG
Salt and Sanctuary 2016	Est. copies ≈ 915k–1.5M 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.5M–$12.2M after Steam's cut $8.2M–$18.7M before Steam's cut	$17.99	22k reviews Very Positive	Souls-like Metroidvania
Guacamelee! Gold Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 380k–618k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.5M before Steam's cut	$14.99	6k reviews Very Positive	Metroidvania Platformer
Abyss Odyssey 2014	Est. copies ≈ 142k–231k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $585k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Mixed	ActionAction Roguelike