How much revenue did Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens make?

$9k–$25k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens sell?

Q: How many copies did Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens sell?

11k to 19k copies, based on its 235 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–19k; $9k–$25k after Steam's cut $17k–$39k before Steam's cut; from 235 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 Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–221k

best case 677k (Bejeweled® 3)

Games like Heroes of Hellas 3: Athens

A typical game among these

≈ 4k–221k copies

≈ $136k–$473k after Steam's cut

from ~978 reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Bejeweled® 3 at ≈ 516k–838k copies, ≈ $708k–$1.9M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Match 3 (8 of 8) and Puzzle (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Puzzle + Match 3, priced around $5.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2008 to 2019, 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 36 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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Bejeweled® 3 2010	Est. copies ≈ 516k–838k 8.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $708k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before Steam's cut	$4.99	8k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleCasual
Artifact Quest 2 - Match 3 Puzzle 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$15k before Steam's cut	$6.99	56 reviews Very Positive	Match 3Casual
10,000,000 2013	Est. copies ≈ 150k–244k 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $206k–$553k after Steam's cut $374k–$851k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Match 3Indie
PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords 2008	Est. copies ≈ 71k–116k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $196k–$528k after Steam's cut $357k–$812k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleMatch 3
5 Star Miami Resort 2019	Est. copies ≈ 720–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut	$8.99	25 reviews Positive	CasualMatch 3
11 2016	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	71 reviews Very Positive	CasualIndie
Zuma's Revenge! 2009	Est. copies ≈ 224k–364k 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $307k–$826k after Steam's cut $559k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$4.99	4k reviews Very Positive	CasualAction
Triple Town 2012	Est. copies ≈ 52k–85k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $143k–$385k after Steam's cut $260k–$593k before Steam's cut	$9.99	825 reviews Very Positive	CasualStrategy