How much revenue did Hand Simulator: Aliens make?

$959–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hand Simulator: Aliens sell?

Q: How many copies did Hand Simulator: Aliens sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 47 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $959–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut; from 47 reviews (Mixed)

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 Hand Simulator: Aliens and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hand Simulator: Aliens's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9k–31k

best case 187k (Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD)

Games like Hand Simulator: Aliens

A typical game among these

≈ 9k–31k copies

≈ $33k–$392k after Steam's cut

from ~473 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD at ≈ 143k–232k copies, ≈ $314k–$843k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 315 reviews in their first month; the range was 46 to 469.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Space Sim (7 of 8) and Space (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Space + Third-Person Shooter, priced around $8.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 to 2024, 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD 2012	Est. copies ≈ 143k–232k 4.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $314k–$843k after Steam's cut $570k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$7.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	SpaceThird-Person Shooter
1976 - Back to midway 2020	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $16k–$42k after Steam's cut $28k–$64k before Steam's cut	$14.99	152 reviews Very Positive	ActionSimulation
Interkosmos 2017	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $20k–$54k after Steam's cut $37k–$84k before Steam's cut	$4.99	428 reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationIndie
Naev 2017	Est. copies ≈ 8k–13k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	231 reviews Very Positive	SpaceExploration
Starpoint Gemini 3 2020	Est. copies ≈ 22k–35k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $179k–$482k after Steam's cut $326k–$742k before Steam's cut	$29.99	877 reviews Mixed	SpaceSimulation
Subdivision Infinity DX 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $12k–$33k after Steam's cut $22k–$51k before Steam's cut	$14.99	104 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionIndie
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw 2020	Est. copies ≈ 30k–48k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $245k–$659k after Steam's cut $446k–$1.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	1k reviews Mixed	Space SimOpen World
Star Command Galaxies 2024	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $46k–$123k after Steam's cut $83k–$189k before Steam's cut	$12.99	517 reviews Mixed	RTSIsometric