How much revenue did Nidhogg make?

$1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nidhogg sell?

Q: How many copies did Nidhogg sell?

443k to 720k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 443k–720k; $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut; from 8k 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 Nidhogg and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Nidhogg's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 22k–42k

best case 278k (Hellish Quart)

Games like Nidhogg

A typical game among these

≈ 22k–42k copies

≈ $61k–$243k after Steam's cut

from ~679 reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hellish Quart at ≈ 212k–344k copies, ≈ $1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 228 reviews in their first month; the range was 29 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Swordplay (5 of 8) and Fighting (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Fighting, priced around $19. The breakout hits carry Fighting + VR + Violent; a typical game here doesn't.
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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Griefhelm 2020	Est. copies ≈ 8k–13k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $21k–$57k after Steam's cut $39k–$88k before Steam's cut	$9.99	313 reviews Mostly Positive	Co-op CampaignLocal Co-Op
GORN 2019	Est. copies ≈ 237k–385k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	8k reviews Very Positive	VRAction
Hellish Quart 2021	Est. copies ≈ 212k–344k 13x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.3M before Steam's cut	$17.99	9k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessFighting
Strikey Sisters 2017	Est. copies ≈ 33k–54k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $91k–$244k after Steam's cut $165k–$376k before Steam's cut	$9.99	962 reviews Very Positive	Action-AdventureArcade
Samurai GUNN 2013	Est. copies ≈ 30k–48k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $41k–$110k after Steam's cut $74k–$169k before Steam's cut	$4.99	472 reviews Very Positive	4 Player Local2D Fighter
Voor De Kroon 2022	Est. copies ≈ 18k–29k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $145k–$391k after Steam's cut $264k–$602k before Steam's cut	$29.99	711 reviews Very Positive	MedievalWar
Plunder Panic 2022	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $31k–$83k after Steam's cut $56k–$127k before Steam's cut	$6.99	646 reviews Very Positive	Online Co-OpIndie
Nidhogg 2 2017	Est. copies ≈ 46k–75k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $189k–$509k after Steam's cut $344k–$783k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Local MultiplayerIndie