How much revenue did Astra Ignota make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Astra Ignota sell?

Q: How many copies did Astra Ignota sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 56 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$8k before Steam's cut; from 56 reviews (Very 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 Astra Ignota and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Astra Ignota's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–22k

best case 52k (Last Call BBS)

Games like Astra Ignota

A typical game among these

≈ 8k–22k copies

≈ $8k–$80k after Steam's cut

from ~254 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Last Call BBS at ≈ 40k–64k copies, ≈ $218k–$585k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 129 reviews in their first month; the range was 64 to 393.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Solitaire (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Automation, priced around $20.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, and 2 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 52 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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Shisensho Solitaire 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$1.99	88 reviews Very Positive	SolitairePuzzle
Last Call BBS 2022	Est. copies ≈ 40k–64k 6.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $218k–$585k after Steam's cut $396k–$900k before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleRetro
Free Solitaire 2024	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	874 reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SolitaireCard Game
The Answer Is 42 2019	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before Steam's cut	$1.99	171 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleTabletop
Regency Solitaire II 2024	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before Steam's cut	$14.99	249 reviews Very Positive	SolitairePuzzle
Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret 2018	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $61k–$164k after Steam's cut $111k–$252k before Steam's cut	$14.99	486 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualAdventure
Last Resort Island 2018	Est. copies ≈ 7k–11k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $17k–$44k after Steam's cut $30k–$68k before Steam's cut	$8.99	220 reviews Very Positive	CasualIndie
Pythagoria 2016	Est. copies ≈ 11k–18k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $6k–$16k after Steam's cut $11k–$24k before Steam's cut	$1.99	259 reviews Mostly Positive	PuzzleEducation