How much revenue did Hook make?

$358k–$963k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hook sell?

Q: How many copies did Hook sell?

436k to 708k copies, based on its 9k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 436k–708k; $358k–$963k after Steam's cut $651k–$1.5M before Steam's cut; from 9k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Hook and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hook's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 46k–247k

best case 1.5M (The Beginner's Guide)

Games like Hook

A typical game among these

≈ 46k–247k copies

≈ $32k–$399k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: The Beginner's Guide at ≈ 1.2M–1.9M copies, ≈ $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Puzzle (7 of 8) and Fast-Paced (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Story Rich + Walking Simulator, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Story Rich + Walking Simulator + Narration; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: None of the similar games shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2017. That says more about which games were found than about the market.

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 43 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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Zup! 7 2017	Est. copies ≈ 82k–133k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $45k–$120k after Steam's cut $81k–$185k before Steam's cut	$1.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleCasual
Papo & Yo 2013	Est. copies ≈ 182k–295k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $750k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before Steam's cut	$14.99	3k reviews Very Positive	3D PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Hexcells 2014	Est. copies ≈ 332k–540k 2.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $273k–$735k after Steam's cut $497k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$2.99	6k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleCasual
aMAZE 2 2017	Est. copies ≈ 33k–53k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $18k–$48k after Steam's cut $33k–$74k before Steam's cut	$1.99	954 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleSide Scroller
aMAZE 2017	Est. copies ≈ 30k–49k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $17k–$45k after Steam's cut $30k–$69k before Steam's cut	$1.99	881 reviews Very Positive	Puzzle2D
Oik 3 2017	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before Steam's cut	$0.99	1k reviews Very Positive	PuzzleMinimalist
klocki 2016	Est. copies ≈ 194k–316k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $160k–$430k after Steam's cut $291k–$661k before Steam's cut	$2.99	5k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	PuzzleRelaxing
The Beginner's Guide 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M 9.9x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.5M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.1M before Steam's cut	$9.99	24k reviews Very Positive	Story Rich Walking Simulator