How much revenue did Human Resource Machine make?

An estimated 893k to 2.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Human Resource Machine sell?

Q: How many copies did Human Resource Machine sell?

An estimated 217k to 352k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 217k–352k; $893k–$2.4M net $1.6M–$3.7M gross; from 5k 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 Human Resource Machine out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Human Resource Machine's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 239k–315k

best case 1.6M (Hacknet)

The Programming lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 278k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 278k copies

≈ $1.4M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M copies

Hacknet · ≈ $6.1M after Steam's cut

from 26k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 + Singleplayer, priced around $12.
The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Story Rich + Choices Matter; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2019, 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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