How much revenue did Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 make?

$6.5M–$17.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 sell?

Q: How many copies did Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 sell?

939k to 1.5M copies, based on its 38k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 939k–1.5M; $6.5M–$17.3M after Steam's cut $11.7M–$26.7M before the cut; from 38k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 out and predicted the genre from its 4 similar games. Every figure here, including Car Mechanic Simulator 2021's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.9M–34.4M

best case 63.6M (Euro Truck Simulator 2)

The Automobile Sim genre

All 4 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 9.9M–34.4M copies

≈ $177.0M–$301.6M after Steam's cut

from ~342k reviews

Best case

≈ 48.5M–78.7M copies

Euro Truck Simulator 2 · ≈ $266.4M–$716.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Automobile Sim (4 of 4) and Driving (4 of 4).
The winners: Winners here lead with Driving + Transportation, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
American Truck Simulator 2016	Est. copies ≈ 7.8M–12.6M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $42.7M–$114.7M after Steam's cut $77.6M–$176.5M before the cut	$19.99	194k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Automobile SimDriving
Forza Horizon 5 2021	Est. copies ≈ 6.9M–11.2M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $113.7M–$305.8M after Steam's cut $206.8M–$470.5M before the cut	$59.99	278k reviews Very Positive	RacingOpen World
BeamNG.drive 2015	Est. copies ≈ 18.8M–30.6M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $129.2M–$347.5M after Steam's cut $235.0M–$534.6M before the cut	$24.99	405k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationDriving
Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012	Est. copies ≈ 48.5M–78.7M 2.7x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $266.4M–$716.2M after Steam's cut $484.3M–$1101.8M before the cut	$19.99	932k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	DrivingTransportation