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How many copies did Metal: Hellsinger sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 421k–685k
$3.5M–$9.3M after Steam's cut $6.3M–$14.4M before the cut
from 17k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Metal: Hellsinger out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Metal: Hellsinger's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–9k
best case 16k (Desert Of The Dead)
Games like Metal: Hellsinger

The middle of these games

≈ 4k–9k copies

≈ $30k–$54k after Steam's cut

from ~182 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Desert Of The Dead at ≈ 12k–20k copies, ≈ $17k–$46k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here
About half the games that made it here had over 58 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 27 to 304.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Rhythm (6 of 8) and Shooter (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Shooter + Bullet Hell, priced around $5.
The era
The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, and 3 of your 8 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 52 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Desert Of The Dead
2019
Est. copies
≈ 12k–20k
2.4x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$17k–$46k after Steam's cut $31k–$71k before the cut
$4.99
434 reviews
Mixed
ShooterAction
3dSen VR
2025
Est. copies
≈ 5k–8k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$35k–$95k after Steam's cut $64k–$147k before the cut
$24.99
208 reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessAction
Metal: Hellsinger VR
2024
Est. copies
≈ 3k–5k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$27k–$71k after Steam's cut $48k–$110k before the cut
$29.99
130 reviews
Mixed
AGAINST
2025
Est. copies
≈ 8k–13k
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$43k–$116k after Steam's cut $78k–$178k before the cut
$19.99
316 reviews
Mostly Positive
ShooterAction
PolyClassic: Wild
2021
Est. copies
≈ 7k–11k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$27k–$72k after Steam's cut $49k–$111k before the cut
$13.99
282 reviews
Mostly Positive
Arena ShooterShoot 'Em Up
Song Beater: Quite My Tempo!
2019
Est. copies
≈ 2k–4k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$13k–$34k after Steam's cut $23k–$52k before the cut
$19.99
80 reviews
Very Positive
IndieCasual
GUN JAM
2023
Est. copies
≈ 2k–3k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$10k–$26k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before the cut
$19.99
72 reviews
Mixed
RhythmAction
Polynomial 2 - Universe of the Music
2016
Est. copies
≈ 6k–10k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$21k–$57k after Steam's cut $39k–$88k before the cut
$11.99
155 reviews
Very Positive
IndieAction

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