What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~63,528
(P10–P90: 25,411 – 139,762)
Gross revenue: ~$520,409
($208,162 – $1,144,902)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Performance & stability74% positive · 35 mentions
“You know, I never thought I'd find a game where you are controlling a hive of bees, while using gatling guns to shoot incoming moth-bombers and swarms of wasps and other bugs, but I'm all for it! Quite a fun little game, I definitely…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 3 h played
Price & value82% positive · 34 mentions
“What an adorable game, its not too hard and doesnt go super deep into the tower defense aspect. Id love for there to be somewhat of a peaceful campaign where you have to deal with events or otherwise non-combat related scenarios, though…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 6 h played
Controls & UI69% positive · 32 mentions
“You know, I never thought I'd find a game where you are controlling a hive of bees, while using gatling guns to shoot incoming moth-bombers and swarms of wasps and other bugs, but I'm all for it! Quite a fun little game, I definitely…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 3 h played
Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 31 mentions
“What an adorable game, its not too hard and doesnt go super deep into the tower defense aspect. Id love for there to be somewhat of a peaceful campaign where you have to deal with events or otherwise non-combat related scenarios, though…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 6 h played
Content & longevity80% positive · 30 mentions
“Fun short TD game i just wish it was better optimized, there are some bugs with the level goals in challenge mode, if you win with one condition it marks all as completed which takes away some replayability”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 7 h played
Difficulty & balance62% positive · 26 mentions
“What an adorable game, its not too hard and doesnt go super deep into the tower defense aspect. Id love for there to be somewhat of a peaceful campaign where you have to deal with events or otherwise non-combat related scenarios, though…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 6 h played
Story & writing82% positive · 22 mentions
“Bee Island is an absolute banger of a game for the price. I picked it up on a whim because it looked interesting, then let it rot in my library until a buddy mentioned it and convinced me to finally boot it up. Holy hell, I didn’t expect…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 7 h played
Visuals & audio75% positive · 20 mentions
“It has waaaaaay more than you think. Its and excellent game with decent balance. I love the animations of everything so much. Just a few quality of life upgrades of some kind might be nice: -Placing buildings place tiles or replace other…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 9 h played
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