How much revenue did Hyper Space make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hyper Space sell?

Q: How many copies did Hyper Space sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 53 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut; from 53 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 Hyper Space and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hyper Space's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 66k–510k

best case 478k (Nova Drift)

Games like Hyper Space

A typical game among these

≈ 66k–510k copies

≈ $106k–$2.9M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Nova Drift at ≈ 364k–592k copies, ≈ $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Arcade (5 of 8) and Space (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter, priced around $18.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2010 to 2025, and 2 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
Nova Drift 2024	Est. copies ≈ 364k–592k 5.7x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.5M before Steam's cut	$17.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeArena Shooter
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart 2013	Est. copies ≈ 461k–749k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.5M–$7.9M before Steam's cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	SpaceRPG
Orbt XL 2017	Est. copies ≈ 118k–192k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $32k–$86k after Steam's cut $58k–$133k before Steam's cut	$0.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ArcadeDifficult
Beat Hazard 2010	Est. copies ≈ 471k–765k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.4M before Steam's cut	$9.99	7k reviews Very Positive	RhythmMusic-Based Procedural Generation
Reality Break 2025	Est. copies ≈ 19k–30k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $129k–$346k after Steam's cut $234k–$532k before Steam's cut	$24.99	755 reviews Very Positive	Action RPGSci-fi
Blast-off 2018	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $10k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$43k before Steam's cut	$2.99	419 reviews Very Positive	ActionIndie
Polygoneer 2017	Est. copies ≈ 61k–99k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $83k–$224k after Steam's cut $151k–$344k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	IndieCasual
Destination Sol 2015	Est. copies ≈ 66k–108k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlayRPG