How much revenue did Islets make?

$316k–$850k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Islets sell?

Q: How many copies did Islets sell?

58k to 93k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 58k–93k; $316k–$850k after Steam's cut $575k–$1.3M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Islets out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Islets's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–8.1M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Metroidvania genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

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

A typical game

≈ 1.2M–8.1M copies

≈ $11.2M–$54.1M after Steam's cut

from ~55k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.0M–30.9M copies

Hollow Knight · ≈ $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Metroidvania (4 of 4) and Souls-like (4 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15.
The era: None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2021. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Hollow Knight 2017	Est. copies ≈ 19.0M–30.9M 10.0x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut $142.5M–$324.1M before the cut	$14.99	553k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Metroidvania Souls-like
GRIME 2021	Est. copies ≈ 165k–269k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.1M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.7M before the cut	$24.99	7k reviews Very Positive	Metroidvania Souls-like
Blasphemous 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.9M–3.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $13.0M–$35.0M after Steam's cut $23.7M–$53.8M before the cut	$24.99	66k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.7M–$20.7M after Steam's cut $14.0M–$31.9M before the cut	$24.99	45k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaFemale Protagonist