How much revenue did Slipways make?

$266k–$715k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Slipways sell?

Q: How many copies did Slipways sell?

57k to 92k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 57k–92k; $266k–$715k after Steam's cut $484k–$1.1M before the cut; from 2k 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 Slipways out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Slipways's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–2.6M

best case 11.8M (Human Fall Flat)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 1.3M–2.6M copies

≈ $11.6M–$50.8M after Steam's cut

from ~53k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.0M–14.7M copies

Human Fall Flat · ≈ $49.6M–$133.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (8 of 8) and Physics (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Co-op + Puzzle, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Human Fall Flat 2016	Est. copies ≈ 9.0M–14.7M 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $49.6M–$133.4M after Steam's cut $90.2M–$205.2M before the cut	$19.99	226k reviews Very Positive	Co-opFunny
PC Building Simulator 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.5M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.3M–$22.4M after Steam's cut $15.2M–$34.5M before the cut	$19.99	53k reviews Very Positive	SimulationEducation
BONEWORKS 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.0M–1.7M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.6M–$23.2M after Steam's cut $15.7M–$35.7M before the cut	$29.99	36k reviews Very Positive	VRPhysics
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Besiege 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.8M–$15.5M after Steam's cut $10.5M–$23.9M before the cut	$14.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationSandbox
HITMAN World of Assassination 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $30.9M–$82.9M after Steam's cut $56.1M–$127.6M before the cut	$69.99	67k reviews Very Positive	StealthAssassin
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Teardown 2022	Est. copies ≈ 3.2M–5.2M 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $26.5M–$71.1M after Steam's cut $48.1M–$109.4M before the cut	$29.99	134k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DestructionPhysics