How much revenue did Return to Shironagasu Island make?

$151k–$405k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Return to Shironagasu Island sell?

Q: How many copies did Return to Shironagasu Island sell?

110k to 179k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 110k–179k; $151k–$405k after Steam's cut $274k–$624k before the cut; from 4k 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 Return to Shironagasu Island out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Return to Shironagasu Island's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.8M–2.8M

best case 3.0M (Persona 4 Golden)

The Story Rich genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 1.8M–2.8M copies

≈ $16.3M–$22.1M after Steam's cut

from ~56k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.3M–3.7M copies

Persona 4 Golden · ≈ $12.5M–$33.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (8 of 8) and Anime (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with JRPG + Story Rich, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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