How many copies did Pancake Sailor sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 187 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Pancake Sailor make?

Pancake Sailor is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Pancake Sailor?

Estimated owners: ≈ 5k–8k; from 187 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 Pancake Sailor out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pancake Sailor's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 96k–625k

best case 2.1M (Stormworks: Build and Rescue)

The Open World genre

7 of your 8 similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 96k–625k copies

≈ $647k–$2.9M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M–2.5M copies

Stormworks: Build and Rescue · ≈ $10.7M–$28.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (4 of 8) and Pirates (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sandbox + Base-Building, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Stormworks: Build and Rescue 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.5M 16x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.7M–$28.9M after Steam's cut $19.5M–$44.5M before the cut	$24.99	59k reviews Very Positive	SandboxBase-Building
The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt 2016	Est. copies ≈ 185k–300k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayNaval Combat
Pixel Piracy 2014	Est. copies ≈ 382k–621k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.6M–$4.2M after Steam's cut $2.9M–$6.5M before the cut	$14.99	7k reviews Mixed	Action RoguelikeSandbox
Fishing: Barents Sea 2018	Est. copies ≈ 81k–132k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $557k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before the cut	$24.99	3k reviews Very Positive	SimulationFishing
Cat Goes Fishing 2015	Est. copies ≈ 757k–1.2M 4.5x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.5M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$6.0M before the cut	$6.99	16k reviews Very Positive	FishingCats
Escape The Pacific 2018	Est. copies ≈ 23k–37k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $95k–$255k after Steam's cut $172k–$392k before the cut	$14.99	756 reviews Mixed	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Maelstrom 2019	Est. copies ≈ 74k–121k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	3k reviews Very Positive	Free to PlayPirates
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