How much revenue did Islands of Insight make?

$665k–$1.8M 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?

81k to 131k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 81k–131k; $665k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.7M before Steam's cut; from 3k reviews (Mostly 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 Islands of Insight and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Islands of Insight's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 50k–224k

best case 804k (ANIMAL WELL)

Games like Islands of Insight

A typical game among these

≈ 50k–224k copies

≈ $345k–$1.1M after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

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

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: ANIMAL WELL at ≈ 612k–995k copies, ≈ $4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 618 reviews in their first month; the range was 306 to 10k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle-Platformer (8 of 8) and Puzzle (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Exploration, priced around $25.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2024, and 3 of the 8 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 79 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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ANIMAL WELL 2024	Est. copies ≈ 612k–995k 13x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $4.2M–$11.3M after Steam's cut $7.6M–$17.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	25k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Manifold Garden 2020	Est. copies ≈ 213k–346k 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleSurreal
Toki Tori 2+ 2013	Est. copies ≈ 70k–113k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $288k–$774k after Steam's cut $523k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Puzzle-PlatformerChoose Your Own Adventure
Degrees of Separation 2019	Est. copies ≈ 39k–63k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $213k–$573k after Steam's cut $388k–$882k before Steam's cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Local Co-OpPuzzle-Platformer
Leap Year 2024	Est. copies ≈ 80k–129k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $109k–$294k after Steam's cut $199k–$452k before Steam's cut	$4.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ExplorationPrecision Platformer
Teslagrad 2013	Est. copies ≈ 157k–254k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $430k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $782k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$9.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Platformer Puzzle
Funko Fusion 2024	Est. copies ≈ 22k–37k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $216k–$582k after Steam's cut $394k–$895k before Steam's cut	$34.99	907 reviews Mixed	Action-AdventureMultiplayer
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