How much revenue did Graveyard Keeper make?

$9.1M–$24.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Graveyard Keeper sell?

Q: How many copies did Graveyard Keeper sell?

1.7M to 2.7M copies, based on its 54k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.7M–2.7M; $9.1M–$24.4M after Steam's cut $16.5M–$37.6M before the cut; from 54k 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 Graveyard Keeper out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Graveyard Keeper's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.3M–37.0M

best case 55.2M (Rust)

The Open World 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

≈ 7.3M–37.0M copies

≈ $83.8M–$260.1M after Steam's cut

from ~326k reviews

Best case

≈ 42.0M–68.3M copies

Rust · ≈ $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (6 of 8) and Survival (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Crafting, priced around $40.
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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