Hellsinker.

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Hellsinker.

Short description

A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!

Developer
Ruminant’s Whimper
Publisher
Henteko Doujin
Release
Fri, Jul 19, 2019
Price
$9.99
Reviews
264
Positive
89%
Followers
1,640
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
1
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie
Features
Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support
Tags
Shoot 'Em Up Lore-Rich Fantasy Indie Bullet Hell Action Arcade Casual 2D Singleplayer Anime Pixel Graphics Female Protagonist Cute Difficult Retro Shooter Replay Value Score Attack Philosophical
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$103ksomewhere between $46k and $173k · roughly 5K–20K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $8.67, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 13% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

4 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$103k → ~$103k
Reviews 263 → 264
Followers 1,626 → 1,640
Concurrent players 1 → 1
Price $9.99 → $9.99
Positive reviews 89.4% → 89.4%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 229 further data points reach back to Jul 1, 2019 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $4.99 on Jun 24, 2021.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Hellsinker. is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Shoot 'Em Up + Lore-Rich + Fantasy

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