How much revenue did Hex of Steel make?

$161k–$433k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hex of Steel sell?

Q: How many copies did Hex of Steel sell?

23k to 38k copies, based on its 888 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 23k–38k; $161k–$433k after Steam's cut $293k–$666k before the cut; from 888 reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Hex of Steel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hex of Steel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 565k–1.5M

best case 27.1M (The Forest)

The RTS 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

≈ 565k–1.5M copies

≈ $4.6M–$7.0M after Steam's cut

from ~16k reviews

Best case

≈ 20.6M–33.5M copies

The Forest · ≈ $113.4M–$304.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on RTS (3 of 8) and Turn-Based Strategy (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Survival + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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