How much revenue did Return to Shironagasu Island make?

An estimated 149k to 401k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Return to Shironagasu Island sell?

Q: How many copies did Return to Shironagasu Island sell?

An estimated 109k to 177k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 109k–177k; $149k–$401k net $271k–$617k gross; from 4k 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 Return to Shironagasu Island out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Return to Shironagasu Island's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.8M–2.8M

best case 3.0M (Persona 4 Golden)

The Story Rich lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.1M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.1M copies

≈ $18.6M after Steam's cut

from ~55k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.0M copies

Persona 4 Golden · ≈ $23.0M after Steam's cut

from 86k reviews

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 JRPG + Great Soundtrack, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2013 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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