How much revenue did CAR TUNE: Project make?

$80k–$214k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did CAR TUNE: Project sell?

Q: How many copies did CAR TUNE: Project sell?

15k to 25k copies, based on its 616 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–25k; $80k–$214k after Steam's cut $145k–$330k before Steam's cut; from 616 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 CAR TUNE: Project and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including CAR TUNE: Project's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 936k–1.9M

best case 12.8M (Assetto Corsa)

Games like CAR TUNE: Project

A typical game among these

≈ 936k–1.9M copies

≈ $8.3M–$19.5M after Steam's cut

from ~36k 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: Assetto Corsa at ≈ 9.8M–15.9M copies, ≈ $53.8M–$144.6M 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 Automobile Sim (8 of 8) and Driving (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Racing + Automobile Sim, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry VR + Sports + Racing; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2026, and 1 of the 8 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Assetto Corsa Competizione 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $15.4M–$41.4M after Steam's cut $28.0M–$63.6M before Steam's cut	$39.99	49k reviews Very Positive	RacingAutomobile Sim
Assetto Corsa 2014	Est. copies ≈ 9.8M–15.9M 4.8x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $53.8M–$144.6M after Steam's cut $97.8M–$222.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	175k reviews Very Positive	RacingAutomobile Sim
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.2M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $10.7M–$28.8M after Steam's cut $19.5M–$44.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	57k reviews Very Positive	SimulationAutomobile Sim
Euro Truck Simulator 2013	Est. copies ≈ 484k–787k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $665k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.7M before Steam's cut	$4.99	8k reviews Very Positive	SimulationAutomobile Sim
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 2021	Est. copies ≈ 963k–1.6M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.6M–$17.8M after Steam's cut $12.0M–$27.4M before Steam's cut	$24.99	39k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationAutomobile Sim
City Car Driving 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.5M–2.5M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $10.4M–$27.9M after Steam's cut $18.9M–$42.9M before Steam's cut	$24.99	36k reviews Very Positive	SimulationDriving
OMSI 2: Steam Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 942k–1.5M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.8M–$20.9M after Steam's cut $14.1M–$32.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	15k reviews Very Positive	Automobile SimSimulation
The Bus 2026	Est. copies ≈ 212k–344k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.3M–$6.3M after Steam's cut $4.2M–$9.6M before Steam's cut	$39.99	9k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationDriving