How much revenue did Midnight Protocol make?

An estimated 46k to 124k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Midnight Protocol sell?

Q: How many copies did Midnight Protocol sell?

An estimated 11k to 18k copies, based on its 452 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–18k; $46k–$124k net $84k–$191k gross; from 452 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 Midnight Protocol out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Midnight Protocol's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 47k–126k

best case 1.6M (Hacknet)

The Hacking lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 72k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 72k copies

≈ $409k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M copies

Hacknet · ≈ $6.1M after Steam's cut

from 26k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

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 Hacking + Simulation, priced around $10.
The breakout hits carry Great Soundtrack + Choices Matter + Story Rich; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 to 2023, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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