How much revenue did Sky Sanctuary make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sky Sanctuary sell?

Q: How many copies did Sky Sanctuary sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 51 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut; from 51 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 Sky Sanctuary and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sky Sanctuary's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 472–735

best case 18k (Super Space Pug)

Games like Sky Sanctuary

A typical game among these

≈ 472–735 copies

≈ $589–$1k after Steam's cut

from ~16 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Super Space Pug at ≈ 13k–22k copies, ≈ $7k–$20k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 24 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 41.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Sports (8 of 8) and Arcade (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sports, priced around $8.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, and 1 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Nock 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $14k–$32k before Steam's cut	$19.99	57 reviews Very Positive	Arena ShooterSports
Cricket Through the Ages 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k 4.8x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $8k–$17k before Steam's cut	$7.99	77 reviews Very Positive	ActionCasual
Presentiment of Death 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k 3.9x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $12k–$26k before Steam's cut	$14.99	62 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionSports
Super Space Pug 2016	Est. copies ≈ 13k–22k 20x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $7k–$20k after Steam's cut $13k–$31k before Steam's cut	$1.99	324 reviews Mixed	Side ScrollerBullet Hell
Precision Archery: Competitive 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $715–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$1.99	43 reviews Mostly Negative	ActionSimulation
Arrowpoint 2017	Est. copies ≈ 722–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $196–$529 after Steam's cut $357–$814 before Steam's cut	$0.99	21 reviews Positive	ArcheryAction
Archery Club 2023	Est. copies ≈ 397–645 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$9.99	16 reviews Positive	SportsFPS
Archery Land 2022	Est. copies ≈ 322–524 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $442–$1k after Steam's cut $803–$2k before Steam's cut	$4.99	13 reviews Positive	VRSports