How much revenue did Hydroneer make?

An estimated 3.1M to 8.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hydroneer sell?

Q: How many copies did Hydroneer sell?

An estimated 743k to 1.2M copies, based on its 28k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 743k–1.2M; $3.1M–$8.2M net $5.6M–$12.7M gross; from 28k reviews (Very Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 71k–100k

best case 350k (Captain of Industry)

The Automation lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 84k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 84k copies

≈ $824k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 350k copies

Captain of Industry · ≈ $4.7M after Steam's cut

from 11k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it, and 1 is too small to compare.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Base-Building + Automation, priced around $35.
The breakout hits carry Science; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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