How much revenue did Hacknet make?

An estimated 3.3M to 8.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hacknet sell?

Q: How many copies did Hacknet sell?

An estimated 1.2M to 2.0M copies, based on its 26k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.2M–2.0M; $3.3M–$8.9M net $6.0M–$13.7M gross; from 26k 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 Hacknet out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hacknet's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 83k–146k

best case 174k (Turing Complete)

The Programming lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 109k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 109k copies

≈ $765k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 174k copies

Turing Complete · ≈ $1.3M after Steam's cut

from 5k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 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 Programming + Puzzle, priced around $15.
The breakout hits carry Puzzle + Difficult + Education; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, 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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