How much revenue did Astra Ignota make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Astra Ignota sell?

Q: How many copies did Astra Ignota sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 55 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$8k before the cut; from 55 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 Astra Ignota out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Astra Ignota's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–21k

best case 52k (Last Call BBS)

Games like Astra Ignota

The middle of these games

≈ 8k–21k copies

≈ $8k–$79k after Steam's cut

from ~252 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Last Call BBS at ≈ 39k–64k copies, ≈ $217k–$584k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 129 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 64 to 393.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (8 of 8) and Solitaire (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Automation, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, and 2 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 52 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Shisensho Solitaire 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before the cut	$1.99	88 reviews Very Positive	SolitairePuzzle
Last Call BBS 2022	Est. copies ≈ 39k–64k 6.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $217k–$584k after Steam's cut $395k–$898k before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleRetro
Free Solitaire 2024	Est. copies ≈ 21k–34k 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	845 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SolitaireCard Game
The Answer Is 42 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before the cut	$1.99	171 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleTabletop
Regency Solitaire II 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $25k–$67k after Steam's cut $46k–$104k before the cut	$14.99	245 reviews Very Positive	SolitairePuzzle
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