How many copies did Ishmael sell?

3k to 4k copies, based on its 83 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Ishmael make?

Ishmael is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Ishmael?

Estimated owners: ≈ 3k–4k; from 83 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 326k–402k

best case 1.6M (The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series)

The Story Rich 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

≈ 326k–402k copies

≈ $1.7M–$2.8M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M–2.0M copies

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series · ≈ $16.6M–$44.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (7 of 8) and Choices Matter (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich, priced around $32.
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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