How much revenue did HyperRogue make?

$66k–$179k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did HyperRogue sell?

Q: How many copies did HyperRogue sell?

24k to 39k copies, based on its 496 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 24k–39k; $66k–$179k after Steam's cut $121k–$275k before the cut; from 496 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 HyperRogue out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including HyperRogue's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 54k–124k

best case 281k (The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-)

Games like HyperRogue

The middle of these games

≈ 54k–124k copies

≈ $344k–$895k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

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

7 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- at ≈ 214k–348k copies, ≈ $3.5M–$9.5M after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 656 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 2 to 4k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Rogue-like (5 of 8) and Turn-Based Tactics (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Multiple Endings + Story Rich, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 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 43 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- 2025	Est. copies ≈ 214k–348k 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $3.5M–$9.5M after Steam's cut $6.4M–$14.6M before the cut	$59.99	9k reviews Very Positive	Multiple EndingsStory Rich
Brutal Orchestra 2021	Est. copies ≈ 52k–84k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $285k–$765k after Steam's cut $517k–$1.2M before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	StrategyRPG
Cogmind 2017	Est. copies ≈ 69k–112k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $473k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $860k–$2.0M before the cut	$24.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Early AccessTraditional Roguelike
Low Magic Age 2017	Est. copies ≈ 121k–196k 1.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $498k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $905k–$2.1M before the cut	$14.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessDungeons & Dragons
Tangledeep 2018	Est. copies ≈ 45k–73k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $186k–$500k after Steam's cut $338k–$769k before the cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Traditional RoguelikeTurn-Based Tactics
CELLAR 2021	Est. copies ≈ 248–403 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $477–$1k after Steam's cut $867–$2k before the cut	$6.99	10 reviews Positive	Traditional RoguelikeRogue-like
Out Of Hands 2025	Est. copies ≈ 38k–61k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $187k–$503k after Steam's cut $340k–$774k before the cut	$17.99	2k reviews Very Positive	SurrealCard Battler
Prime of Flames 2022	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $70k–$188k after Steam's cut $127k–$289k before the cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	StrategyRPG