How much revenue did Need for Speed™ Most Wanted make?

$3.9M–$10.4M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Need for Speed™ Most Wanted sell?

Q: How many copies did Need for Speed™ Most Wanted sell?

703k to 1.1M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 703k–1.1M; $3.9M–$10.4M after Steam's cut $7.0M–$16.0M before the cut; from 27k reviews (Mostly 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 Need for Speed™ Most Wanted out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including Need for Speed™ Most Wanted's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.5M–36.7M

best case 63.6M (Euro Truck Simulator 2)

The Automobile Sim genre

All 3 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

≈ 9.5M–36.7M copies

≈ $280.2M–$420.9M after Steam's cut

from ~303k 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 (3 of 3) and Driving (3 of 3).
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.

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012	Est. copies ≈ 48.5M–78.7M 3.1x 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
Forza Horizon 4 2021	Est. copies ≈ 7.5M–12.2M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	303k reviews Very Positive	RacingOpen World
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