How much revenue did Slice of Sea make?

$106k–$286k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Slice of Sea sell?

Q: How many copies did Slice of Sea sell?

15k to 25k copies, based on its 624 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–25k; $106k–$286k after Steam's cut $193k–$440k before Steam's cut; from 624 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 Slice of Sea and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Slice of Sea's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 285k–322k

best case 941k (Gorogoa)

Games like Slice of Sea

A typical game among these

≈ 285k–322k copies

≈ $1.4M–$2.3M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Gorogoa at ≈ 717k–1.2M copies, ≈ $3.0M–$7.9M 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 851 reviews in their first month; the range was 321 to 2k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Exploration (6 of 8) and Puzzle (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle, priced around $17. The breakout hits carry Casual + Cozy + Wholesome; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Botanicula 2012	Est. copies ≈ 424k–690k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualFunny
Wuppo: Definitive Edition 2016	Est. copies ≈ 249k–404k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	6k reviews Very Positive	MetroidvaniaExploration
Carto 2020	Est. copies ≈ 233k–379k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	IndieCute
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Gorogoa 2017	Est. copies ≈ 717k–1.2M 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.0M–$7.9M after Steam's cut $5.4M–$12.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	21k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleHand-drawn
Thank Goodness You're Here! 2024	Est. copies ≈ 211k–344k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventureComedy
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