How much revenue did Isles of Etherion make?

$11k–$29k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Isles of Etherion sell?

Q: How many copies did Isles of Etherion sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 80 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $11k–$29k after Steam's cut $20k–$45k before Steam's cut; from 80 reviews (Mixed)

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 Isles of Etherion and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Isles of Etherion's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 225–9k

best case 3.9M (Last Epoch)

Games like Isles of Etherion

A typical game among these

≈ 225–9k copies

≈ $930–$65k after Steam's cut

from ~26 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Last Epoch at ≈ 2.9M–4.8M copies, ≈ $28.3M–$76.0M 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 237 reviews in their first month; the range was 6 to 86k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Hack and Slash (6 of 8) and Action RPG (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action RPG + Loot, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Multiplayer + Co-op + Action RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2019 to 2026, and 3 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 36 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
Last Epoch 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.8M 4557x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $28.3M–$76.0M after Steam's cut $51.4M–$116.9M before Steam's cut	$34.99	118k reviews Mostly Positive	Action RPGLoot
Castle Craft 2026	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k 19x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $68k–$184k after Steam's cut $124k–$283k before Steam's cut	$19.99	502 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessVoxel
Cavyrn 2019	Est. copies ≈ 58–94 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $80–$213 after Steam's cut $145–$328 before Steam's cut	$4.99	2 reviews 2 user reviews	Hack and SlashDungeon Crawler
Caverns: Lost Sky 2019	Est. copies ≈ 144–234 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $791–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$19.99	5 reviews 5 user reviews	ActionIndie
Death Rattle - Hell Unleashed 2021	Est. copies ≈ 645–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut	$9.99	26 reviews Mixed	DestructionShooter
Nine Nights 2023	Est. copies ≈ 645–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before Steam's cut	$12.99	26 reviews Positive	Action-AdventureMartial Arts
我在地球修仙有系统 2023	Est. copies ≈ 25k–40k 38x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $102k–$273k after Steam's cut $185k–$421k before Steam's cut	$14.99	995 reviews Mostly Positive	LootAction
Last Stronghold 2025	Est. copies ≈ 198–322 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $217–$584 after Steam's cut $395–$899 before Steam's cut	$3.99	8 reviews 8 user reviews	ActionTower Defense