How much revenue did Girlfriend from Hell make?

$8k–$21k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Girlfriend from Hell sell?

Q: How many copies did Girlfriend from Hell sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 195 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $15k–$33k before Steam's cut; from 195 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 Girlfriend from Hell and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Girlfriend from Hell's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–1.2M

best case 16.5M (Portal)

Games like Girlfriend from Hell

A typical game among these

≈ 3k–1.2M copies

≈ $38k–$3.5M after Steam's cut

from ~764 reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Portal at ≈ 12.6M–20.5M copies, ≈ $34.6M–$93.1M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 240 reviews in their first month.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (8 of 8) and Comedy (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Puzzle-Platformer, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2007 to 2023, and none of them 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).

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Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Portal 2007	Est. copies ≈ 12.6M–20.5M 261x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $34.6M–$93.1M after Steam's cut $63.0M–$143.3M before Steam's cut	$9.99	199k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzlePuzzle-Platformer
Borefest 2023	Est. copies ≈ 322–524 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	13 reviews Mixed	Simulation Puzzle
Maze Party 2021	Est. copies ≈ 74–121 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $122–$330 after Steam's cut $222–$507 before Steam's cut	$5.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	SimulationCasual
Deponia 2012	Est. copies ≈ 930k–1.5M 19x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.6M–$6.9M after Steam's cut $4.6M–$10.6M before Steam's cut	$9.99	15k reviews Very Positive	AdventurePoint & Click
Peace, Death! 2 2021	Est. copies ≈ 22k–36k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $31k–$82k after Steam's cut $56k–$127k before Steam's cut	$4.99	901 reviews Very Positive	Casual2D
Peggle Deluxe 2007	Est. copies ≈ 921k–1.5M 19x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before Steam's cut	$4.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	CasualPuzzle
The Jackbox Party Pack 10 2023	Est. copies ≈ 16k–25k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $128k–$345k after Steam's cut $233k–$530k before Steam's cut	$29.99	627 reviews Mixed	CasualParty
Pig Eat Ball 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $10k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$43k before Steam's cut	$14.99	82 reviews Very Positive	ArcadeAdventure