How much revenue did Sandmade make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sandmade sell?

Q: How many copies did Sandmade sell?

7k to 12k copies, based on its 243 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7k–12k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before Steam's cut; from 243 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 Sandmade and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sandmade's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 168k–470k

best case 572k (Hook)

Games like Sandmade

A typical game among these

≈ 168k–470k copies

≈ $281k–$662k after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

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

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hook at ≈ 436k–708k copies, ≈ $358k–$963k after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Logic (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Abstract, priced around $3.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2021, and none of them 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 70 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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Hexcells Plus 2014	Est. copies ≈ 159k–258k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $131k–$351k after Steam's cut $237k–$540k before Steam's cut	$2.99	3k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleIndie
Understand 2020	Est. copies ≈ 21k–34k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $23k–$62k after Steam's cut $42k–$95k before Steam's cut	$3.99	848 reviews Very Positive	AbstractMinimalist
Hook 2015	Est. copies ≈ 436k–708k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $358k–$963k after Steam's cut $651k–$1.5M before Steam's cut	$2.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualPuzzle
Hexcells 2014	Est. copies ≈ 332k–540k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $273k–$735k after Steam's cut $497k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$2.99	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleCasual
klocki 2016	Est. copies ≈ 194k–316k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $160k–$430k after Steam's cut $291k–$661k before Steam's cut	$2.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleRelaxing
Wordle 2021	Est. copies ≈ 36k–58k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $303k–$815k after Steam's cut $551k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$30.62	1k reviews Mostly Positive	PuzzleCasual
LYNE 2014	Est. copies ≈ 462k–750k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $380k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $690k–$1.6M before Steam's cut	$2.99	8k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleLogic
Hexcells Infinite 2014	Est. copies ≈ 264k–429k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $362k–$974k after Steam's cut $659k–$1.5M before Steam's cut	$4.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleCasual