How much revenue did Skautfold: Usurper make?

$29k–$77k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Skautfold: Usurper sell?

Q: How many copies did Skautfold: Usurper sell?

10k to 17k copies, based on its 343 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–17k; $29k–$77k after Steam's cut $52k–$118k before Steam's cut; from 343 reviews (Mixed)

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 Skautfold: Usurper and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Skautfold: Usurper's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7k–32k

best case 234k (Sundered®: Eldritch Edition)

Games like Skautfold: Usurper

A typical game among these

≈ 7k–32k copies

≈ $41k–$270k after Steam's cut

from ~557 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Sundered®: Eldritch Edition at ≈ 178k–290k copies, ≈ $979k–$2.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 201 reviews in their first month; the range was 3 to 316.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Metroidvania (8 of 8) and Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Roguevania + Metroidvania, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 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 43 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Sundered®: Eldritch Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 178k–290k 9.3x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $979k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.8M–$4.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Very Positive	RoguevaniaMetroidvania
Elderand 2023	Est. copies ≈ 20k–33k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $112k–$302k after Steam's cut $204k–$465k before Steam's cut	$19.99	824 reviews Mostly Positive	RPGMetroidvania
Nakawak: Expanded Color Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 998–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$6k before Steam's cut	$4.99	29 reviews Mostly Positive	Metroidvania Horror
OUTBUDDIES DX 2019	Est. copies ≈ 8k–13k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $41k–$110k after Steam's cut $75k–$170k before Steam's cut	$17.99	288 reviews Mostly Positive	IndieMetroidvania
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition 2023	Est. copies ≈ 23k–38k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $161k–$433k after Steam's cut $293k–$665k before Steam's cut	$24.99	944 reviews Mostly Positive	Metroidvania3D
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials 2020	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $30k–$79k after Steam's cut $54k–$122k before Steam's cut	$14.99	289 reviews Very Positive	ActionIndie
Nitrojet 2023	Est. copies ≈ 124–202 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $340–$918 after Steam's cut $619–$1k before Steam's cut	$9.99	5 reviews 5 user reviews	MetroidvaniaDestruction
Voidwrought 2024	Est. copies ≈ 26k–42k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $142k–$381k after Steam's cut $258k–$586k before Steam's cut	$19.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	MetroidvaniaDark