How much revenue did Hyper Space make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hyper Space sell?

Q: How many copies did Hyper Space sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 53 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut; from 53 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 Hyper Space out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hyper Space's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 67k–507k

best case 474k (Nova Drift)

Games like Hyper Space

The middle of these games

≈ 67k–507k copies

≈ $108k–$2.8M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

6 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Nova Drift at ≈ 361k–587k copies, ≈ $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Arcade (5 of 8) and Space (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Arena Shooter, priced around $18.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2025, and 2 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Nova Drift 2024	Est. copies ≈ 361k–587k 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before the cut	$17.99	15k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeArena Shooter
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart 2013	Est. copies ≈ 460k–747k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.9M–$5.1M after Steam's cut $3.4M–$7.8M before the cut	$14.99	7k reviews Very Positive	SpaceRPG
Orbt XL 2017	Est. copies ≈ 118k–192k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $32k–$86k after Steam's cut $58k–$133k before the cut	$0.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ArcadeDifficult
Beat Hazard 2010	Est. copies ≈ 471k–765k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.3M before the cut	$9.99	7k reviews Very Positive	RhythmMusic-Based Procedural Generation
Reality Break 2025	Est. copies ≈ 18k–29k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $123k–$330k after Steam's cut $223k–$508k before the cut	$24.99	720 reviews Very Positive	Action RPGSci-fi
Blast-off 2018	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $11k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$44k before the cut	$2.99	422 reviews Very Positive	ActionIndie
Polygoneer 2017	Est. copies ≈ 62k–101k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $85k–$230k after Steam's cut $155k–$353k before the cut	$4.99	2k reviews Very Positive	IndieCasual
Destination Sol 2015	Est. copies ≈ 66k–108k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	1k reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlayRPG