How much revenue did Deep Sky Derelicts make?

$481k–$1.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Deep Sky Derelicts sell?

Q: How many copies did Deep Sky Derelicts sell?

87k to 142k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 87k–142k; $481k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $874k–$2.0M before the cut; from 3k reviews (Mostly 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 Deep Sky Derelicts out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Deep Sky Derelicts's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.6M–19.9M

best case 26.7M (Baldur's Gate 3)

The Building 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

≈ 9.6M–19.9M copies

≈ $169.6M–$215.0M after Steam's cut

from ~292k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.4M–33.1M copies

Baldur's Gate 3 · ≈ $335.8M–$902.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (3 of 8) and Open World (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Character Customization + Choices Matter, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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