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How many copies did Heartless Dark sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 471–766
$2k–$4k net $3k–$6k gross
from 19 reviews (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 Heartless Dark out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Heartless Dark's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 175k–428k
best case 4.7M (Enter the Gungeon)
The Action Roguelike lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 303k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 303k copies
≈ $1.3M after Steam's cut
from ~6k reviews
Best case
≈ 4.7M copies
Enter the Gungeon · ≈ $27.2M after Steam's cut
from 89k 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 Bullet Hell + Action Roguelike, priced around $15.
  • The breakout hits carry Dungeon Crawler + Local Co-Op + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2013 to 2023, 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.

Similar games

2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.6M–5.8M
15x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$14.7M–$39.6M net $26.8M–$60.9M gross
$14.99
89k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Bullet HellAction Roguelike +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 255k–415k
1.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$702k–$1.9M net $1.3M–$2.9M gross
$9.99
11k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell +6
2023
Est. copies
≈ 116k–189k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$160k–$429k net $290k–$660k gross
$4.99
5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeTwin Stick Shooter +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 912k–1.5M
3.4x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$3.0M–$8.1M net $5.5M–$12.4M gross
$11.99
20k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-like +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 397k–646k
2.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$5.9M net $4.0M–$9.0M gross
$19.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
Top-Down ShooterRogue-lite +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 75k–122k
SteamSpy 0–20k
Est. revenue
$311k–$835k net $565k–$1.3M gross
$14.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
Pixel GraphicsAction Roguelike +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 151k–245k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$539k–$1.4M net $979k–$2.2M gross
$12.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-like +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 231k–375k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$1.6M–$4.3M net $2.9M–$6.6M gross
$24.99
6k reviews
Very Positive
Twin Stick ShooterAction +6

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