How much revenue did Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival make?

$11k–$30k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival sell?

Q: How many copies did Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival sell?

3k to 4k copies, based on its 93 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–4k; $11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before the cut; from 93 reviews (Mixed)

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 Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–13k

best case 39k (Riding Club Championships)

Games like Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival

The middle of these games

≈ 5k–13k copies

≈ $11k–$78k after Steam's cut

from ~176 reviews

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

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Riding Club Championships at ≈ 30k–48k copies.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 40 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 12 to 48.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Horses (8 of 8) and Simulation (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horses + Sports.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, and 1 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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Starters Orders 7 Horse Racing 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $49k–$131k after Steam's cut $89k–$202k before the cut	$34.99	176 reviews Mostly Positive	HorsesSimulation
Riding Club Championships 2016	Est. copies ≈ 30k–48k 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	716 reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlayHorses
Starters Orders 6 Horse Racing 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $43k–$115k after Steam's cut $78k–$177k before the cut	$34.99	107 reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationSports
Pocket Stables 2022	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $13k–$34k after Steam's cut $23k–$53k before the cut	$8.99	209 reviews Very Positive	SimulationSports
Let's Ride! Silver Buckle Stables 2022	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$16k before the cut	$4.99	113 reviews Very Positive	SimulationSports
Riding Out 2016	Est. copies ≈ 7k–12k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $40k–$108k after Steam's cut $73k–$166k before the cut	$19.99	175 reviews Mostly Negative	Early AccessRacing
Horse Farm Simulator 2025	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$15k before the cut	$9.99	54 reviews Mixed	SimulationCasual
Horse Riding Tales 2019	Est. copies ≈ 16k–27k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	570 reviews Mixed	Free to PlayHorses