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How many copies did The Hierophant sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 72–117
$20–$53 after Steam's cut $36–$81 before the cut
from 3 reviews (3 user reviews)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left The Hierophant out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Hierophant's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 58k–100k
best case 833k (Wayfinder)
The Exploration 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
≈ 58k–100k copies
≈ $511k–$1.2M after Steam's cut
from ~2k reviews
Best case
≈ 635k–1.0M copies
Wayfinder · ≈ $4.4M–$11.7M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 501 to 2k reviews in their first month.
Your set
Your set clusters on Exploration (5 of 8) and JRPG (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Exploration, priced around $42. The breakout hits carry Action + Action-Adventure + City Builder; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
Only 2 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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