How much revenue did Hyper Light Drifter make?

$4.2M–$11.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hyper Light Drifter sell?

Q: How many copies did Hyper Light Drifter sell?

757k to 1.2M copies, based on its 19k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 757k–1.2M; $4.2M–$11.2M after Steam's cut $7.6M–$17.2M before the cut; from 19k reviews (Very 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 Hyper Light Drifter out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hyper Light Drifter's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.3M–14.6M

best case 53.8M (Stardew Valley)

The Action Roguelike genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 6.3M–14.6M copies

≈ $36.4M–$140.8M after Steam's cut

from ~163k reviews

Best case

≈ 41.0M–66.6M copies

Stardew Valley · ≈ $169.0M–$454.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (2 of 8) and Rogue-like (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Farming Sim + Life Sim, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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