How much revenue did Hard Minus Classic Redux make?

$347–$932 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hard Minus Classic Redux sell?

Q: How many copies did Hard Minus Classic Redux sell?

422 to 685 copies, based on its 17 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 422–685; $347–$932 after Steam's cut $631–$1k before the cut; from 17 reviews (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 Hard Minus Classic Redux out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hard Minus Classic Redux's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 52k–97k

best case 817k (Neon Abyss)

The Side Scroller genre

6 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

≈ 52k–97k copies

≈ $187k–$571k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 623k–1.0M copies

Neon Abyss · ≈ $3.4M–$9.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Side Scroller (5 of 8) and 2D Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Rogue-like + Platformer, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Loot + Procedural Generation + Replay Value; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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