How much revenue did hack_me make?

$119k–$320k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did hack_me sell?

Q: How many copies did hack_me sell?

72k to 117k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 72k–117k; $119k–$320k after Steam's cut $216k–$492k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mixed)

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 hack_me out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including hack_me's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 359k–1.8M

best case 2.3M (NBA 2K20)

The Simulation 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

≈ 359k–1.8M copies

≈ $1.9M–$9.2M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies

NBA 2K20

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and First-Person (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Basketball + Sports.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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