How much revenue did WE ARE FOOTBALL make?

$248k–$666k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did WE ARE FOOTBALL sell?

Q: How many copies did WE ARE FOOTBALL sell?

36k to 59k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 36k–59k; $248k–$666k after Steam's cut $451k–$1.0M before Steam's cut; from 1k reviews (Mostly 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 WE ARE FOOTBALL and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including WE ARE FOOTBALL's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 130–277

best case 1k (Pro Football)

Games like WE ARE FOOTBALL

A typical game among these

≈ 130–277 copies

≈ $178–$459 after Steam's cut

from ~6 reviews

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

None of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Pro Football at ≈ 843–1k copies, ≈ $3k–$7k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 5 reviews in their first month.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Football (Soccer) (8 of 8) and Sports (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sports + Time Management, priced around $16. The breakout hits carry e-sports + Grand Strategy + 1990's; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2018 to 2025, and 2 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 38 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
Pro Football 2024	Est. copies ≈ 843–1k 6.2x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before Steam's cut	$11.99	34 reviews Positive	Sportse-sports
VR Soccer '96 2018	Est. copies ≈ 91–148 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $250–$673 after Steam's cut $455–$1k before Steam's cut	$9.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	SimulationSports
Premier Manager 04/05 2020	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $81–$219 after Steam's cut $148–$337 before Steam's cut	$2.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	SportsFootball (Soccer)
Torchance 6 2020	Est. copies ≈ 595–967 4.4x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before Steam's cut	$19.99	24 reviews Mixed	SimulationSports
FootballLife 2025	Est. copies ≈ 223–363 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$17.99	9 reviews 9 user reviews	SimulationFootball (Soccer)
Premier Manager 08 2020	Est. copies ≈ 174–282 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $143–$384 after Steam's cut $260–$590 before Steam's cut	$2.99	7 reviews 7 user reviews	SportsFootball (Soccer)
Premier Manager 09 2020	Est. copies ≈ 298–484 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $245–$658 after Steam's cut $446–$1k before Steam's cut	$2.99	12 reviews Mixed	SportsFootball (Soccer)
Premier Manager 06/07 2020	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $81–$219 after Steam's cut $148–$337 before Steam's cut	$2.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	SportsFootball (Soccer)