How much revenue did Hive make?

$48k–$129k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hive sell?

Q: How many copies did Hive sell?

18k to 28k copies, based on its 313 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 18k–28k; $48k–$129k after Steam's cut $88k–$199k before Steam's cut; from 313 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 Hive and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hive's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 277–16k

best case 73k (Chaos Reborn)

Games like Hive

A typical game among these

≈ 277–16k copies

≈ $21k–$187k after Steam's cut

from ~112 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.

Best case: Chaos Reborn at ≈ 56k–91k copies, ≈ $154k–$413k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 3 reviews in their first month.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Hex Grid (7 of 8) and Turn-Based (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based + Fantasy, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 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

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Battle Worlds: Kronos 2013	Est. copies ≈ 21k–34k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $114k–$307k after Steam's cut $208k–$473k before Steam's cut	$19.99	329 reviews Mixed	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
Steam: Rails to Riches 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $11k–$31k after Steam's cut $21k–$47k before Steam's cut	$9.99	121 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyBoard Game
Chaos Reborn 2015	Est. copies ≈ 56k–91k 10x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $154k–$413k after Steam's cut $279k–$636k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyRPG
Drive on Moscow 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $12k–$32k after Steam's cut $21k–$49k before Steam's cut	$9.99	103 reviews Very Positive	StrategyWorld War II
Ogre 2017	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $63k–$170k after Steam's cut $115k–$261k before Steam's cut	$24.99	267 reviews Mixed	Hex GridStrategy
Gettysburg: Fields of Valor 2022	Est. copies ≈ 50–81 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2 reviews 2 user reviews	StrategyWargame
Panzers on the Steppe 2022	Est. copies ≈ 174–282 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	7 reviews 7 user reviews	SimulationHistorical
Fealty 2024	Est. copies ≈ 223–363 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $306–$824 after Steam's cut $556–$1k before Steam's cut	$4.99	9 reviews 9 user reviews	Turn-Based StrategyHex Grid