Sign in
wishvane

How many copies did Winged Sakura: Mindy's Arc sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 11k–17k
$29k–$78k after Steam's cut $53k–$120k before Steam's cut
from 188 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 Winged Sakura: Mindy's Arc and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Winged Sakura: Mindy's Arc's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–44k
best case 105k (Marfusha:Sentinel Girls )
Games like Winged Sakura: Mindy's Arc

A typical game among these

≈ 10k–44k copies

≈ $61k–$259k after Steam's cut

from ~722 reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Marfusha:Sentinel Girls at ≈ 80k–130k copies, ≈ $175k–$472k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 399 reviews in their first month; the range was 17 to 820.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Tower Defense (6 of 8) and Female Protagonist (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Anime + Action Roguelike, priced around $8.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2015 to 2023, and none of them 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 61 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Sierra Ops - Space Strategy Visual Novel
2020
Est. copies
≈ 9k–15k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$37k–$100k after Steam's cut $67k–$153k before Steam's cut
$14.99
362 reviews
Very Positive
Choose Your Own AdventureShoot 'Em Up
Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
2021
Est. copies
≈ 80k–130k
4.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$175k–$472k after Steam's cut $319k–$726k before Steam's cut
$7.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
AnimeAction Roguelike
Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防
2021
Est. copies
≈ 25k–41k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$132k–$355k after Steam's cut $240k–$546k before Steam's cut
$18.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
RPGTactical RPG
Cavalry Girls
2023
Est. copies
≈ 50k–81k
2.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$164k–$441k after Steam's cut $298k–$678k before Steam's cut
$11.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
Top-Down ShooterMechs
Fort Defense
2015
Est. copies
≈ 21k–34k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$85k–$229k after Steam's cut $155k–$353k before Steam's cut
$14.99
424 reviews
Mostly Positive
Tower DefenseCasual
Gensokyo Defenders
2019
Est. copies
≈ 4k–6k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$22k–$58k after Steam's cut $39k–$89k before Steam's cut
$19.99
136 reviews
Very Positive
ActionStrategy
Witch Explorer
2021
Est. copies
≈ 4k–7k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$9k–$23k after Steam's cut $16k–$35k before Steam's cut
$6.99
180 reviews
Very Positive
CasualShooter
Affogato
2023
Est. copies
≈ 28k–46k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$132k–$356k after Steam's cut $241k–$548k before Steam's cut
$16.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
AnimeJRPG

Sizing up your own game? See how many copies games in its genre usually sell before you build it.