How much revenue did Call of Duty: World at War make?

$18.6M–$49.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Call of Duty: World at War sell?

Q: How many copies did Call of Duty: World at War sell?

3.4M to 5.5M copies, based on its 53k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.4M–5.5M; $18.6M–$49.9M after Steam's cut $33.7M–$76.7M before Steam's cut; from 53k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Call of Duty: World at War and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Call of Duty: World at War's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–2.0M

best case 27.3M (The Forest)

Games like Call of Duty: World at War

A typical game among these

≈ 1.4M–2.0M copies

≈ $8.0M–$18.6M after Steam's cut

from ~24k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: The Forest at ≈ 20.8M–33.7M copies, ≈ $114.2M–$306.9M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share World War II (5 of 8) and Shooter (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World Survival Craft + Survival, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Open World Survival Craft + Crafting + Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2010 to 2018, 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 38 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
The Forest 2018	Est. copies ≈ 20.8M–33.7M 29x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $114.2M–$306.9M after Steam's cut $207.5M–$472.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	683k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
CRSED: Cuisine Royale 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	39k reviews Mostly Positive	Battle RoyaleFree to Play
NEKOPARA Vol. 0 2015	Est. copies ≈ 869k–1.4M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $715k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$3.0M before Steam's cut	$2.99	18k reviews Very Positive	AnimeNudity
Zombie Army Trilogy 2015	Est. copies ≈ 918k–1.5M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $11.4M–$30.5M after Steam's cut $20.7M–$47.0M before Steam's cut	$44.99	19k reviews Very Positive	ZombiesAction
UNO 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.9M–3.0M 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $5.1M–$13.8M after Steam's cut $9.3M–$21.2M before Steam's cut	$9.99	54k reviews Mostly Positive	Card GameMultiplayer
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood 2015	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.4M–$17.1M after Steam's cut $11.6M–$26.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	24k reviews Very Positive	FPSAction
Call of Duty®: WWII 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $26.8M–$72.0M after Steam's cut $48.7M–$110.7M before Steam's cut	$59.99	47k reviews Mostly Positive	World War IIFPS
Day of Defeat: Source 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.4M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $4.1M–$11.0M after Steam's cut $7.5M–$17.0M before Steam's cut	$9.99	24k reviews Very Positive	FPSWorld War II