How much revenue did Hacknet make?

$3.3M–$8.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hacknet sell?

Q: How many copies did Hacknet sell?

1.2M to 2.0M copies, based on its 26k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–2.0M; $3.3M–$8.9M after Steam's cut $6.0M–$13.7M before the cut; from 26k 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 Hacknet out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hacknet's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 83k–146k

best case 176k (Turing Complete)

The Programming 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

≈ 83k–146k copies

≈ $644k–$844k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 134k–218k copies

Turing Complete · ≈ $736k–$2.0M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Programming (7 of 8) and Hacking (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Programming + Puzzle, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Puzzle + Difficult + Education; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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SHENZHEN I/O 2016	Est. copies ≈ 180k–292k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $741k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.1M before the cut	$14.99	4k reviews Very Positive	ProgrammingAutomation
Turing Complete 2021	Est. copies ≈ 134k–218k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $736k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M before the cut	$19.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ProgrammingLogic
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