How much revenue did Hacker Simulator make?

$216k–$581k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hacker Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Hacker Simulator sell?

31k to 51k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 31k–51k; $216k–$581k after Steam's cut $393k–$895k before the cut; from 1k reviews (Mostly 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 Hacker Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hacker Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 737k–1.8M

best case 2.3M (NBA 2K20)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 737k–1.8M copies

≈ $2.3M–$10.7M after Steam's cut

from ~30k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies

NBA 2K20

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Hacking (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Basketball + Sports.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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