Steam market intelligence
Hard Time III
85% positive · 938 Steam reviews · released Sep 9, 2024 · by MDickie
CrimeSurvivalOpen WorldDark Humor3DCharacter CustomizationCombatWrestling
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~30,954
(P10–P90: 12,382 – 68,099)
Gross revenue: ~$380,480
($152,197 – $837,059)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 84% positive across 38 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Controls & UI40% positive · 42 mentions
“The controls and AI is absolutely janky but that just makes it more fun. This game doesn't look like it would be good but it actually is hilariously fun.”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 5 h played
Story & writing61% positive · 31 mentions
“Was being beaten nearly to death by two cops for no reason when one broke down and cried to me that they were sorry for getting angry. During this unskippable dialogue, my character shat himself on the very same cop, prompting a prison…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 3 h played
Gameplay & mechanics64% positive · 22 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☑ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 5 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 12 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☑ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 5 h played
297 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
Third-person
Technology
3D
Art style
Cartoon
Structure
Open worldBranching choices
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerPvPCo-opLocal / split-screen co-op
Platform features
Full controller support
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.