How much revenue did Islands of Insight make?

$637k–$1.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Islands of Insight sell?

Q: How many copies did Islands of Insight sell?

77k to 126k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 77k–126k; $637k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.6M before the cut; from 3k reviews (Mostly 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 Islands of Insight out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Islands of Insight's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 50k–199k

best case 765k (ANIMAL WELL)

The Puzzle-Platformer genre

7 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 50k–199k copies

≈ $328k–$1.0M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 583k–947k copies

ANIMAL WELL · ≈ $4.0M–$10.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle-Platformer (8 of 8) and Puzzle (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Exploration, priced around $25.
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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