How much revenue did Hero Among Us make?

$1k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hero Among Us sell?

Q: How many copies did Hero Among Us sell?

496 to 806 copies, based on its 20 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 496–806; $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$6k before Steam's cut; from 20 reviews (Mostly 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 Hero Among Us and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hero Among Us's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 175k–261k

best case 1.8M (Stronghold Crusader HD (2012))

Games like Hero Among Us

A typical game among these

≈ 175k–261k copies

≈ $2.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) at ≈ 1.3M–2.2M copies, ≈ $3.7M–$9.9M 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 2k reviews in their first month; the range was 678 to 8k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Real Time Tactics (6 of 8) and Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Villain Protagonist + Base-Building, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Base-Building + Simulation; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2009 to 2023, 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 79 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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Total Conflict: Resistance 2023	Est. copies ≈ 133k–216k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.5M before Steam's cut	$29.99	5k reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessFPS
Dungeons 3 2017	Est. copies ≈ 644k–1.0M 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.3M–$14.3M after Steam's cut $9.7M–$22.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	19k reviews Very Positive	StrategyVillain Protagonist
Last Train Home 2023	Est. copies ≈ 138k–224k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$4.1M after Steam's cut $2.8M–$6.3M before Steam's cut	$39.99	6k reviews Very Positive	StrategyReal Time Tactics
Stronghold 2: Steam Edition 2017	Est. copies ≈ 199k–323k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $819k–$2.2M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.4M before Steam's cut	$14.99	6k reviews Very Positive	City BuilderReal Time Tactics
The Stronghold Collection 2009	Est. copies ≈ 364k–592k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.5M–$6.7M after Steam's cut $4.6M–$10.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	6k reviews Very Positive	City BuilderReal Time Tactics
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.2M 3.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.7M–$9.9M after Steam's cut $6.7M–$15.2M before Steam's cut	$9.99	21k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MilitaryCity Builder
Dune: Spice Wars 2023	Est. copies ≈ 337k–548k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.7M after Steam's cut $5.9M–$13.4M before Steam's cut	$34.99	14k reviews Mostly Positive	ManagementSingleplayer
Stronghold: Warlords 2021	Est. copies ≈ 132k–215k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.5M–$3.9M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$6.0M before Steam's cut	$39.99	5k reviews Mixed	City BuilderReal Time Tactics