How much revenue did HELLCARD make?

$765k–$2.1M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did HELLCARD sell?

Q: How many copies did HELLCARD sell?

111k to 181k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 111k–181k; $765k–$2.1M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.2M before the cut; from 5k 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 HELLCARD out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including HELLCARD's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–301k

best case 2.5M (Minion Masters)

The Card Battler genre

4 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 5k–301k copies

≈ $39k–$1.7M after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.9M–3.1M copies

Minion Masters

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Card Battler (5 of 8) and Deckbuilding (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Trading Card Game + Turn-Based Tactics, priced around $20.
The era: Only 1 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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