How much revenue did ISLANDERS make?

An estimated 663k to 1.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ISLANDERS sell?

Q: How many copies did ISLANDERS sell?

An estimated 483k to 785k copies, based on its 17k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 483k–785k; $663k–$1.8M net $1.2M–$2.7M gross; from 17k 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 ISLANDERS out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ISLANDERS's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 832k–1.4M

best case 3.6M (Planet Zoo)

The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 926k copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 926k copies

≈ $10.9M after Steam's cut

from ~29k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.6M copies

Planet Zoo · ≈ $63.0M after Steam's cut

from 96k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Simulation + Building, priced around $45.
The breakout hits carry Economy + Building + Management; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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