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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch vs Stardew Valley

Reviews on Steam

Stardew Valley

123.4× more reviews

Critical reception

Stardew Valley

11.8pp gap

Cheaper at launch

Stardew Valley

$1.00 cheaper

Estimated sales (median)

Stardew Valley

148.1× more units (white-box estimate)

More recent

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

5 years apart

A

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

2021 · Action

TiGames · Astrolabe Games

Reviews
7,040
Positive
87%
Launch price
$15.99
Engine
n/a
Sales (median)
528K
Net rev
$4.8M
B

Stardew Valley

2016 · Indie

ConcernedApe · ConcernedApe

Reviews
868,743
Positive
98%
Launch price
$14.99
Engine
n/a
Sales (median)
78.2M
Net rev
$669.5M

Tag overlap

15% shared , 3 shared tags, 17 only on F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, 17 only on Stardew Valley.

Only F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

MetroidvaniaPlatformerActionSteampunkAdventure2D PlatformerStory RichExplorationAction-AdventureRetroLinear2.5DCombat3D VisionOld SchoolThird PersonStylized

Shared

SingleplayerIndieSimulation

Only Stardew Valley

Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRPGRelaxingAgricultureCraftingSandboxBuildingCasualOpen World2DDating SimCuteGreat SoundtrackFishing

Sales estimates

Both estimates use the same vv1.0 multi-factor Boxleiter method. Click "How is this calculated?" on either to see the per-factor breakdown.

Sales estimate

vv1.0

317K to 739K

units (median: 528K)

≈ $2.9M to $6.8M net revenue (Steam cut + refunds + regional discount applied)

317Kmedian739K

Sales estimate

vv1.0

46.9M to 109.5M

units (median: 78.2M)

≈ $401.7M to $937.2M net revenue (Steam cut + refunds + regional discount applied)

46.9Mmedian109.5M

How comparison pages work

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