How much revenue did The Test: Hypothesis Rising make?

An estimated 86k to 230k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Test: Hypothesis Rising sell?

Q: How many copies did The Test: Hypothesis Rising sell?

An estimated 156k to 254k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 156k–254k; $86k–$230k net $156k–$354k gross; from 6k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 The Test: Hypothesis Rising out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Test: Hypothesis Rising's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.2M

best case 1.5M (Volcano Princess)

The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.1M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.1M copies

≈ $9.6M after Steam's cut

from ~32k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.5M copies

Volcano Princess · ≈ $6.5M after Steam's cut

from 48k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits 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 Dating Sim + Multiple Endings, priced around $10.
The breakout hits carry Dating Sim + Multiple Endings + Sexual Content; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, 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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