How much revenue did Hiveswap Friendsim make?

$151k–$405k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hiveswap Friendsim sell?

Q: How many copies did Hiveswap Friendsim sell?

42k to 68k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 42k–68k; $151k–$405k after Steam's cut $274k–$623k before the cut; from 1k 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 Hiveswap Friendsim out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hiveswap Friendsim's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 256k–519k

best case 1.1M (NEKOPARA Vol. 0)

The Visual Novel 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

≈ 256k–519k copies

≈ $1.2M–$2.0M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Best case

≈ 825k–1.3M copies

NEKOPARA Vol. 0 · ≈ $678k–$1.8M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Visual Novel (8 of 8) and Anime (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Anime + Nudity, priced around $3.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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