How much revenue did Hill Dig: The Mysterious Signal make?

$527–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hill Dig: The Mysterious Signal sell?

Q: How many copies did Hill Dig: The Mysterious Signal sell?

120 to 195 copies, based on its 5 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 120–195; $527–$1k after Steam's cut $959–$2k before the cut; from 5 reviews (5 user reviews)

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 Hill Dig: The Mysterious Signal out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hill Dig: The Mysterious Signal's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 236–888

best case 2k (MatchR: Now Hiring)

The Puzzle genre

None 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

≈ 236–888 copies

≈ $456–$2k after Steam's cut

from ~18 reviews

Best case

≈ 2k–3k copies

MatchR: Now Hiring · ≈ $2k–$7k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (7 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Match 3 + Rogue-lite, priced around $5.
The era: Only 1 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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