How much revenue did SkyDrift make?

$169k–$456k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SkyDrift sell?

Q: How many copies did SkyDrift sell?

62k to 100k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 62k–100k; $169k–$456k after Steam's cut $308k–$701k before the cut; from 1k reviews (Very Positive)

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

Does this actually work?

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 245k–533k

best case 1.4M (Trailmakers)

The Flight genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 245k–533k copies

≈ $1.1M–$2.6M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.1M–1.8M copies

Trailmakers · ≈ $7.4M–$20.0M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Flight (6 of 8) and Racing (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Space + Action-Adventure, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Family Friendly + Co-op Campaign + Online Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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