How much revenue did HellSign make?

$311k–$837k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did HellSign sell?

Q: How many copies did HellSign sell?

57k to 92k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 57k–92k; $311k–$837k after Steam's cut $566k–$1.3M 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 HellSign out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including HellSign's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 169k–201k

best case 29.0M (Phasmophobia)

The Horror genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 169k–201k copies

≈ $193k–$760k after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 22.1M–35.8M copies

Phasmophobia · ≈ $121.3M–$326.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 279 to 55k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Horror (8 of 8) and Psychological Horror (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + First-Person, priced around $14. The breakout hits carry Co-op + Online Co-Op + First-Person; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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