How much revenue did Yoku's Island Express make?

$874k–$2.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Yoku's Island Express sell?

Q: How many copies did Yoku's Island Express sell?

159k to 258k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 159k–258k; $874k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before the cut; from 5k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Yoku's Island Express out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Yoku's Island Express's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.5M–6.2M

best case 24.9M (Hollow Knight)

The Platformer genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 4.5M–6.2M copies

≈ $41.2M–$64.2M after Steam's cut

from ~144k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.0M–30.9M copies

Hollow Knight · ≈ $78.3M–$210.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (4 of 8) and Metroidvania (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Metroidvania + Souls-like, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry 2D + Difficult + Metroidvania; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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