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How many copies did Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 176k–286k
$727k–$2.0M net $1.3M–$3.0M gross
from 4k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 55k–604k
best case 5.0M (BattleBlock Theater®)
The Puzzle lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 125k copies.

A typical game
≈ 125k copies
≈ $438k after Steam's cut
from ~4k reviews
Best case
≈ 5.0M copies
BattleBlock Theater® · ≈ $28.8M after Steam's cut
from 73k reviews

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 Co-op + Platformer, priced around $15.
  • The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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