How much revenue did Hitler Waifu make?

$10k–$27k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hitler Waifu sell?

Q: How many copies did Hitler Waifu sell?

37k to 59k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 37k–59k; $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before Steam's cut; from 1k 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 Hitler Waifu and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hitler Waifu's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k

best case 38k (Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend)

Games like Hitler Waifu

A typical game among these

≈ 1k copies

≈ $1k–$2k after Steam's cut

from ~37 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend at ≈ 29k–47k copies, ≈ $120k–$322k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 20 reviews in their first month; the range was 13 to 277.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Action RPG (5 of 8) and Arena Shooter (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Action-Adventure, priced around $6.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, and 3 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).

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Stream Arenas 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	51 reviews Very Positive	Early AccessAction
Hitler My Friend 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $804–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$0.99	119 reviews Very Positive	ActionCasual
Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend 2020	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k 32x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $120k–$322k after Steam's cut $217k–$495k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Mixed	Action RPGShooter
Centipede Gun 2023	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k 3.4x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before Steam's cut	$2.99	125 reviews Very Positive	Rogue-liteAction Roguelike
Vzerthos: The Heir of Thunder 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $10k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$43k before Steam's cut	$9.99	109 reviews Mostly Positive	Retro2D
Just skill shooter 3: 2d edition 2024	Est. copies ≈ 918–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $502–$1k after Steam's cut $913–$2k before Steam's cut	$1.99	37 reviews Mixed	CasualAdventure
Hanctt Origins 2024	Est. copies ≈ 918–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $755–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$2.99	37 reviews Mixed	RetroRPG
Retro Abyss : Last Wish Of The Game 2024	Est. copies ≈ 818–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$4.99	33 reviews Positive	Bullet TimeAction