How much revenue did Sailwind make?

An estimated 310k to 835k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sailwind sell?

Q: How many copies did Sailwind sell?

An estimated 56k to 92k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 56k–92k; $310k–$835k net $564k–$1.3M gross; from 2k 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 Sailwind out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sailwind's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 94k–114k

best case 2.0M (Stormworks: Build and Rescue)

The Crafting lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 105k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 105k copies

≈ $683k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.0M copies

Stormworks: Build and Rescue · ≈ $19.8M after Steam's cut

from 59k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Open World, priced around $22.
The breakout hits carry Open World + Immersive Sim + Automation; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, 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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