How much revenue did Helper Cat make?

$358–$962 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Helper Cat sell?

Q: How many copies did Helper Cat sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 53 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $358–$962 after Steam's cut $650–$1k before Steam's cut; from 53 reviews (Very 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 Helper Cat and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Helper Cat's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 635–6k

best case 53k (Sokobond)

Games like Helper Cat

A typical game among these

≈ 635–6k copies

≈ $770–$40k after Steam's cut

from ~60 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Sokobond at ≈ 40k–65k copies, ≈ $165k–$444k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 17 reviews in their first month; the range was 9 to 205.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Sokoban (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sokoban + Science, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, and 3 of the 8 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 70 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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HYNPYTOL 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $9k–$25k after Steam's cut $17k–$38k before Steam's cut	$14.99	91 reviews Very Positive	AdventurePuzzle
Lab Rat 2025	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k 6.5x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $53k–$143k after Steam's cut $96k–$219k before Steam's cut	$19.99	389 reviews Very Positive	Dark HumorPuzzle
Sokobond 2014	Est. copies ≈ 40k–65k 12x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $165k–$444k after Steam's cut $300k–$683k before Steam's cut	$14.99	715 reviews Very Positive	SokobanScience
Build Molecules for Vick - Chemistry Puzzle 2021	Est. copies ≈ 496–806 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $272–$730 after Steam's cut $494–$1k before Steam's cut	$1.99	20 reviews Positive	SokobanScience
Molecule - a chemical challenge 2018	Est. copies ≈ 851–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $466–$1k after Steam's cut $847–$2k before Steam's cut	$1.99	28 reviews Mostly Positive	IndieEducation
Sokobond Express 2024	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $11k–$31k after Steam's cut $21k–$47k before Steam's cut	$14.99	111 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleLogic
Space Drone: Rescue Mission 2021	Est. copies ≈ 372–605 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $204–$548 after Steam's cut $370–$843 before Steam's cut	$1.99	15 reviews Positive	SokobanMinimalist
H+H=H2 2025	Est. copies ≈ 446–725 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $490–$1k after Steam's cut $890–$2k before Steam's cut	$3.99	18 reviews Positive	PuzzleSokoban