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How many copies did Out Of Hands sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 38k–62k
$188k–$505k after Steam's cut $342k–$777k before Steam's cut
from 2k 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 Out Of Hands and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Out Of Hands's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 328k–923k
best case 4.8M (Inscryption)
Games like Out Of Hands

A typical game among these

≈ 328k–923k copies

≈ $1.6M–$7.1M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

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

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Inscryption at ≈ 3.7M–6.0M copies, ≈ $20.3M–$54.6M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 281 to 20k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Story Rich (5 of 8) and Card Game (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Card Battler + Card Game, priced around $20.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2017 to 2025, and 1 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 43 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Inscryption
2021
Est. copies
≈ 3.7M–6.0M
10x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$20.3M–$54.6M after Steam's cut $36.9M–$84.0M before Steam's cut
$19.99
149k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Card BattlerCard Game
Hello Neighbor
2017
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.9M
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$9.4M–$25.4M after Steam's cut $17.2M–$39.0M before Steam's cut
$29.99
33k reviews
Very Positive
HorrorSandbox
Otaku's Adventure
2019
Est. copies
≈ 262k–426k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$504k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $917k–$2.1M before Steam's cut
$6.99
9k reviews
Very Positive
FunnyMultiple Endings
Manifold Garden
2020
Est. copies
≈ 213k–346k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before Steam's cut
$19.99
9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
PuzzleSurreal
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
2021
Est. copies
≈ 556k–903k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.4M–$3.7M after Steam's cut $2.5M–$5.7M before Steam's cut
$8.99
22k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Everhood
2021
Est. copies
≈ 348k–566k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$957k–$2.6M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$4.0M before Steam's cut
$9.99
14k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Great SoundtrackMusic
Griftlands
2021
Est. copies
≈ 359k–584k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.0M–$5.3M after Steam's cut $3.6M–$8.2M before Steam's cut
$19.99
14k reviews
Very Positive
Card BattlerRogue-lite
神树残响(Echoes of the Divine Tree)
2025
Est. copies
≈ 23k–38k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$77k–$207k after Steam's cut $140k–$318k before Steam's cut
$11.99
940 reviews
Very Positive
RPGFemale Protagonist

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