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How many copies did Crab Champions sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 740k–1.2M
$2.0M–$5.5M after Steam's cut $3.7M–$8.4M before the cut
from 31k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Crab Champions out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Crab Champions's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 226k–644k
best case 12.1M (Risk of Rain 2)
The Action Roguelike genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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
≈ 226k–644k copies
≈ $2.5M–$5.2M after Steam's cut
from ~10k reviews
Best case
≈ 9.3M–15.0M copies
Risk of Rain 2 · ≈ $63.6M–$171.0M 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 (7 of 8) and Looter Shooter (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Third-Person Shooter + Action Roguelike, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Third-Person Shooter + Rogue-like + Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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