How much revenue did ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator make?

$394–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator sell?

720 to 1k copies, based on its 30 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 720–1k; $394–$1k after Steam's cut $716–$2k before the cut; from 30 reviews (Mostly 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 ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ByteBurst: Hacking Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.7M–3.9M

best case 4.2M (Teardown)

The First-Person 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

≈ 1.7M–3.9M copies

≈ $9.2M–$20.7M after Steam's cut

from ~54k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.2M–5.2M copies

Teardown · ≈ $26.5M–$71.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on First-Person (3 of 8) and Sandbox (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Destruction + Physics, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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