How much revenue did SUNLESS SEA make?

An estimated 2.3M to 6.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SUNLESS SEA sell?

Q: How many copies did SUNLESS SEA sell?

An estimated 442k to 718k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 442k–718k; $2.3M–$6.2M net $4.2M–$9.5M gross; from 10k 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 SUNLESS SEA out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SUNLESS SEA's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 133k–1.4M

best case 3.1M (SOMA)

The Exploration lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 529k copies.

A typical game

≈ 529k copies

≈ $6.4M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.1M copies

SOMA · ≈ $36.5M after Steam's cut

from 52k 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 Horror + Psychological Horror, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2021, 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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