How much revenue did Sea of Solitude make?

$289k–$777k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sea of Solitude sell?

Q: How many copies did Sea of Solitude sell?

53k to 85k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 53k–85k; $289k–$777k after Steam's cut $525k–$1.2M before Steam's cut; from 2k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Sea of Solitude and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sea of Solitude's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 19k–106k

best case 377k (Seen)

Games like Sea of Solitude

A typical game among these

≈ 19k–106k copies

≈ $78k–$190k after Steam's cut

from ~709 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Seen at ≈ 288k–467k copies, ≈ $78k–$210k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 216 reviews in their first month; the range was 3 to 910.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Platformer (5 of 8) and 2D Platformer (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dark + Puzzle, priced around $1.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2022, and none of them 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 61 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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OVIVO 2017	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $44k–$119k after Steam's cut $81k–$184k before Steam's cut	$9.99	470 reviews Very Positive	PlatformerMinimalist
INMOST 2020	Est. copies ≈ 183k–297k 10x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $753k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	IndiePixel Graphics
The Darkest Tales 2022	Est. copies ≈ 23k–38k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $127k–$342k after Steam's cut $232k–$527k before Steam's cut	$19.99	934 reviews Mostly Positive	Dark FantasyAdventure
The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare 2021	Est. copies ≈ 46k–75k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayAdventure
In Between 2015	Est. copies ≈ 24k–38k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $78k–$209k after Steam's cut $141k–$321k before Steam's cut	$11.99	483 reviews Very Positive	2DIndie
Seen 2019	Est. copies ≈ 288k–467k 14x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $78k–$210k after Steam's cut $142k–$324k before Steam's cut	$0.99	10k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessIndie
Retro Machina 2021	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $30k–$80k after Steam's cut $54k–$123k before Steam's cut	$16.99	257 reviews Very Positive	SingleplayerAction
POLE 2022	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $41k–$109k after Steam's cut $74k–$168k before Steam's cut	$14.99	397 reviews Mixed	PlatformerAdventure