How much revenue did The Isle make?

$29.7M–$79.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Isle sell?

Q: How many copies did The Isle sell?

5.4M to 8.8M copies, based on its 116k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5.4M–8.8M; $29.7M–$79.8M after Steam's cut $54.0M–$122.8M before the cut; from 116k reviews (Very 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 The Isle out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Isle's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 515k–782k

best case 34.9M (ARK: Survival Evolved)

The Dinosaurs genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 515k–782k copies

≈ $3.9M after Steam's cut

from ~13k reviews

Best case

≈ 26.6M–43.2M copies

ARK: Survival Evolved · ≈ $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Dinosaurs (7 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $45. The breakout hits carry Building + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.6M–43.2M 59x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut $199.3M–$453.4M before the cut	$14.99	773k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Jurassic World Evolution 2 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $19.1M–$51.3M after Steam's cut $34.7M–$79.0M before the cut	$59.99	47k reviews Very Positive	DinosaursBuilding
Jurassic World Evolution 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.7M 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $20.8M–$55.8M after Steam's cut $37.8M–$85.9M before the cut	$44.99	55k reviews Very Positive	BuildingDinosaurs
PixARK 2019	Est. copies ≈ 379k–616k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.1M–$5.6M after Steam's cut $3.8M–$8.6M before the cut	$19.99	13k reviews Mostly Positive	SurvivalOpen World
Far Cry® Primal 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $13.4M–$36.0M after Steam's cut $24.3M–$55.4M before the cut	$29.99	41k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldSurvival
Dino D-Day 2011	Est. copies ≈ 786k–1.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.8M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$8.9M before the cut	$9.99	15k reviews Very Positive	DinosaursMultiplayer
ARK: Survival Ascended 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2.7M–4.4M 8.5x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $33.2M–$89.3M after Steam's cut $60.4M–$137.4M before the cut	$44.99	112k reviews Mixed	Early AccessSurvival
ARK: The Survival Of The Fittest 2017	Est. copies ≈ 406k–659k SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	12k reviews Mixed	Free to PlaySurvival