How much revenue did Valheim make?

$73.4M–$197.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Valheim sell?

Q: How many copies did Valheim sell?

13.3M to 21.7M copies, based on its 538k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 13.3M–21.7M; $73.4M–$197.2M after Steam's cut $133.4M–$303.4M before the cut; from 538k 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 Valheim out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Valheim's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 12.9M–21.2M

best case 105.0M (Terraria)

The Crafting genre

All 5 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

≈ 12.9M–21.2M copies

≈ $126.8M–$163.1M after Steam's cut

from ~445k 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 Crafting (5 of 5) and Open World Survival Craft (5 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Crafting, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Sandbox + PvP + 2D; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Rust 2018	Est. copies ≈ 42.0M–68.3M 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut $840.2M–$1911.5M before the cut	$39.99	1.4M reviews Very Positive	SurvivalCrafting
Terraria 2011	Est. copies ≈ 80.0M–130.0M 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $219.8M–$590.9M after Steam's cut $399.6M–$909.1M before the cut	$9.99	1.5M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSandbox
Don't Starve Together 2016	Est. copies ≈ 21.6M–35.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $88.9M–$239.1M after Steam's cut $161.7M–$367.9M before the cut	$14.99	539k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft
Palworld 2026	Est. copies ≈ 10.7M–17.3M SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue $88.0M–$236.6M after Steam's cut $160.0M–$363.9M before the cut	$29.99	445k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldSurvival
Raft 2022	Est. copies ≈ 9.0M–14.7M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $49.6M–$133.3M after Steam's cut $90.1M–$205.0M before the cut	$19.99	376k reviews Very Positive	SurvivalMultiplayer