How much revenue did Security Hole make?

$15k–$41k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Security Hole sell?

Q: How many copies did Security Hole sell?

6k to 9k copies, based on its 133 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–9k; $15k–$41k after Steam's cut $28k–$63k before Steam's cut; from 133 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 Security Hole and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Security Hole's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 71k–346k

best case 1.7M (Hacknet)

Games like Security Hole

A typical game among these

≈ 71k–346k copies

≈ $406k–$2.0M 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.

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Hacknet at ≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies, ≈ $3.5M–$9.4M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Hacking (8 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Hacking + Simulation, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2006 to 2021, 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 31 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Operation: Tango 2021	Est. copies ≈ 222k–360k 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	9k reviews Very Positive	Online Co-OpPuzzle
hackmud 2016	Est. copies ≈ 35k–57k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $184k–$494k after Steam's cut $334k–$760k before Steam's cut	$18.99	846 reviews Mostly Positive	HackingProgramming
EXAPUNKS 2018	Est. copies ≈ 58k–94k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $318k–$854k after Steam's cut $577k–$1.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ProgrammingPuzzle
Hacker Evolution 2010	Est. copies ≈ 66k–108k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $55k–$147k after Steam's cut $99k–$226k before Steam's cut	$2.99	1k reviews Mixed	SimulationHacking
Hacknet 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M 12x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $3.5M–$9.4M after Steam's cut $6.4M–$14.5M before Steam's cut	$9.99	26k reviews Very Positive	HackingSimulation
Quadrilateral Cowboy 2016	Est. copies ≈ 42k–69k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $232k–$624k after Steam's cut $422k–$960k before Steam's cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	HackingAdventure
Cyber Manhunt 2021	Est. copies ≈ 390k–634k 7.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.4M before Steam's cut	$9.99	16k reviews Very Positive	SimulationRPG
Uplink 2006	Est. copies ≈ 154k–251k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $508k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $924k–$2.1M before Steam's cut	$11.99	2k reviews Very Positive	HackingIndie