How much revenue did Hidden Folks make?

An estimated 1.3M to 3.6M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hidden Folks sell?

Q: How many copies did Hidden Folks sell?

An estimated 327k to 532k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 327k–532k; $1.3M–$3.6M net $2.5M–$5.6M gross; from 10k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Hidden Folks out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hidden Folks's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 279k–462k

best case 1.4M (Machinarium)

The Puzzle lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 412k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 412k copies

≈ $794k after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M copies

Machinarium · ≈ $10.7M after Steam's cut

from 20k 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 Puzzle + 2D, priced around $17.
The breakout hits carry 2D + Logic + Robots; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2009 to 2024, 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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