How much revenue did Security Hole make?

$15k–$41k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Security Hole sell?

Q: How many copies did Security Hole sell?

6k to 9k copies, based on its 133 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–9k; $15k–$41k after Steam's cut $28k–$63k before the cut; from 133 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 Security Hole out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Security Hole's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 70k–344k

best case 1.7M (Hacknet)

Games like Security Hole

The middle of these games

≈ 70k–344k copies

≈ $405k–$2.0M 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: Hacknet at ≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies, ≈ $3.5M–$9.4M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hacking (8 of 8) and Simulation (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Hacking + Simulation, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2021, and none of them 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Operation: Tango 2021	Est. copies ≈ 220k–358k 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before the cut	$19.99	9k reviews Very Positive	Online Co-OpPuzzle
hackmud 2016	Est. copies ≈ 35k–57k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $184k–$494k after Steam's cut $334k–$760k before the cut	$18.99	846 reviews Mostly Positive	HackingProgramming
EXAPUNKS 2018	Est. copies ≈ 57k–93k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $315k–$847k after Steam's cut $573k–$1.3M before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ProgrammingPuzzle
Hacker Evolution 2010	Est. copies ≈ 66k–108k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $91k–$245k after Steam's cut $166k–$377k before the cut	$4.99	1k reviews Mixed	SimulationHacking
Hacknet 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M 12x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $3.5M–$9.4M after Steam's cut $6.4M–$14.5M before the cut	$9.99	26k reviews Very Positive	HackingSimulation
Quadrilateral Cowboy 2016	Est. copies ≈ 42k–68k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $232k–$623k after Steam's cut $421k–$958k before the cut	$19.99	1k reviews Very Positive	HackingAdventure
Cyber Manhunt 2021	Est. copies ≈ 389k–632k 7.3x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.1M–$2.9M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.4M before the cut	$9.99	16k reviews Very Positive	SimulationRPG
Uplink 2006	Est. copies ≈ 154k–250k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $508k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $923k–$2.1M before the cut	$11.99	2k reviews Very Positive	HackingIndie