How much revenue did Hotline Miami make?

$18.0M–$48.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hotline Miami sell?

Q: How many copies did Hotline Miami sell?

6.6M to 10.7M copies, based on its 126k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6.6M–10.7M; $18.0M–$48.4M after Steam's cut $32.8M–$74.5M before the cut; from 126k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Hotline Miami out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hotline Miami's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 207k–491k

best case 4.8M (Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number)

The Gore 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

≈ 207k–491k copies

≈ $1.7M–$3.8M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.7M–6.0M copies

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number · ≈ $15.1M–$40.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Gore (6 of 8) and Violent (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Gore + Violent, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Retro + Great Soundtrack + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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