How much revenue did Windward make?

$462k–$1.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Windward sell?

Q: How many copies did Windward sell?

168k to 273k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 168k–273k; $462k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $841k–$1.9M before the cut; from 4k 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 Windward out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Windward's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 328k–642k

best case 2.5M (Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™)

The Pirates genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 328k–642k copies

≈ $2.2M–$6.4M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.9M–3.0M copies

Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ · ≈ $20.6M–$55.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Pirates (8 of 8) and Naval Combat (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Pirates + Open World, priced around $40.
The era: The games you compared span 2005 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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