How much revenue did Hard Time III make?

$93k–$250k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hard Time III sell?

Q: How many copies did Hard Time III sell?

23k to 37k copies, based on its 938 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 23k–37k; $93k–$250k after Steam's cut $169k–$384k before the cut; from 938 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 Hard Time III out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hard Time III's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 162k–776k

best case 2.4M (UNO)

The Story Rich genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 162k–776k copies

≈ $1.4M–$3.2M after Steam's cut

from ~7k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.9M–3.0M copies

UNO · ≈ $5.1M–$13.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Story Rich (3 of 8) and Character Customization (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Card Game + Tabletop, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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