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How many copies did The Caribbean Sail sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 18k–30k
$75k–$203k after Steam's cut $137k–$312k before the cut
from 532 reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The Caribbean Sail out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Caribbean Sail's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–115k
best case 243k (The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt)
The Pirates genre

5 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game
≈ 10k–115k copies
≈ $42k–$766k after Steam's cut
from ~1k reviews
Best case
≈ 185k–300k copies
The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Pirates (7 of 8) and Naval (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Naval Combat + Pirates.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Est. copies
≈ 76k–124k
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