Steam market intelligence
Shelldiver
99% positive · 15,408 Steam reviews · released Nov 16, 2025 · by Gagonfe
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~686,426
(P10–P90: 274,570 – 1,510,137)
Gross revenue: ~$2,808,718
($1,123,486 – $6,179,179)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 98% positive across 299 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics97% positive · 36 mentions
“TLDR: Adorable and oddly compelling despite doing almost no noteworthy mechanics, carried entirely by the dopamine loop of filling a talent tree as a jellyfish-hunting turtle. PROS: ➕Cute graphics/art style ➕Strangely addicting CONS…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 5 h played
Price & value100% positive · 34 mentions
“TLDR: Adorable and oddly compelling despite doing almost no noteworthy mechanics, carried entirely by the dopamine loop of filling a talent tree as a jellyfish-hunting turtle. PROS: ➕Cute graphics/art style ➕Strangely addicting CONS…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 5 h played
Content & longevity100% positive · 30 mentions
“TLDR: Adorable and oddly compelling despite doing almost no noteworthy mechanics, carried entirely by the dopamine loop of filling a talent tree as a jellyfish-hunting turtle. PROS: ➕Cute graphics/art style ➕Strangely addicting CONS…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 5 h played
Visuals & audio96% positive · 28 mentions
“TLDR: Adorable and oddly compelling despite doing almost no noteworthy mechanics, carried entirely by the dopamine loop of filling a talent tree as a jellyfish-hunting turtle. PROS: ➕Cute graphics/art style ➕Strangely addicting CONS…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 5 h played
Story & writing100% positive · 12 mentions
“cool game our character must restore the turtle city and level up ) I recommend this game”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 7 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.