How much revenue did hackmud make?

$176k–$473k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did hackmud sell?

Q: How many copies did hackmud sell?

34k to 55k copies, based on its 843 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 34k–55k; $176k–$473k after Steam's cut $320k–$728k before the cut; from 843 reviews (Mostly 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 hackmud out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including hackmud's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 67k–239k

best case 1.6M (Hacknet)

The Simulation genre

7 of your 8 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

≈ 67k–239k copies

≈ $535k–$1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M–2.0M copies

Hacknet · ≈ $3.3M–$8.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (8 of 8) and Hacking (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Hacking + Simulation, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Hacknet 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–2.0M 8.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $3.3M–$8.9M after Steam's cut $6.0M–$13.7M before the cut	$9.99	26k reviews Very Positive	HackingSimulation
Anonymous Hacker Simulator 2024	Est. copies ≈ 18k–30k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $101k–$271k after Steam's cut $183k–$417k before the cut	$19.99	764 reviews Very Positive	SimulationHacking
Grey Hack 2017	Est. copies ≈ 64k–103k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $349k–$939k after Steam's cut $635k–$1.4M before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	HackingSimulation
EXAPUNKS 2018	Est. copies ≈ 57k–93k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $314k–$845k after Steam's cut $572k–$1.3M before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ProgrammingPuzzle
TIS-100 2015	Est. copies ≈ 190k–308k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $365k–$980k after Steam's cut $663k–$1.5M before the cut	$6.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ProgrammingPuzzle
Hacker Simulator 2021	Est. copies ≈ 31k–51k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $216k–$581k after Steam's cut $393k–$895k before the cut	$24.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	HackingSimulation
Turing Complete 2021	Est. copies ≈ 134k–218k 1.8x 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
SHENZHEN I/O 2016	Est. copies ≈ 180k–292k 1.5x 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