How much revenue did Uplink make?

An estimated 415k to 1.1M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Uplink sell?

Q: How many copies did Uplink sell?

An estimated 126k to 204k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 126k–204k; $415k–$1.1M net $754k–$1.7M gross; from 2k 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 Uplink out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Uplink's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 165k–555k

best case 1.6M (Hacknet)

The Simulation lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 330k copies.

A typical game

≈ 330k copies

≈ $1.5M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M copies

Hacknet · ≈ $6.1M after Steam's cut

from 26k reviews

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 games you compared span 2013 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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