How much revenue did Islands of Insight make?

An estimated 637k to 1.7M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Islands of Insight sell?

Q: How many copies did Islands of Insight sell?

An estimated 77k to 126k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 77k–126k; $637k–$1.7M net $1.2M–$2.6M gross; from 3k reviews (Mostly 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 Islands of Insight out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Islands of Insight's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 49k–199k

best case 762k (ANIMAL WELL)

The Puzzle-Platformer lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 87k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 87k copies

≈ $409k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 762k copies

ANIMAL WELL · ≈ $7.4M after Steam's cut

from 24k 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 Metroidvania + Exploration, priced around $25.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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