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How many copies did Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 2.6M–4.3M
$21.6M–$58.2M after Steam's cut $39.4M–$89.5M before the cut
from 76k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.7M–4.0M
best case 4.6M (Soundpad)
The Psychological 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–4.0M copies
≈ $7.5M–$34.7M after Steam's cut
from ~56k reviews
Best case
≈ 3.5M–5.7M copies
Soundpad · ≈ $4.9M–$13.0M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Psychological (5 of 8) and Story Rich (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Utilities + Audio Production, priced around $5.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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