How much revenue did Football Manager 2021 make?

Football Manager 2021 is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Football Manager 2021 sell?

Q: How many copies did Football Manager 2021 sell?

630k to 1.0M copies, based on its 24k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 630k–1.0M; from 24k reviews (Very 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 Football Manager 2021 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Football Manager 2021's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 681k–1.2M

best case 1.3M (NBA 2K25)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 681k–1.2M copies

≈ $13.4M–$28.8M after Steam's cut

from ~25k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.0M–1.7M copies

NBA 2K25 · ≈ $19.8M–$53.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (8 of 8) and Sports (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sports + Basketball, priced around $70.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, 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
NBA 2K25 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.0M–1.7M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $19.8M–$53.2M after Steam's cut $36.0M–$81.8M before the cut	$69.99	43k reviews Mixed	SportsBasketball
F1® 2020 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	40k reviews Very Positive	RacingSimulation
Football Manager 2023 2022	Est. copies ≈ 475k–773k SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	20k reviews Very Positive	SimulationSports
Football Manager 2022 2021	Est. copies ≈ 533k–867k SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	22k reviews Very Positive	SportsManagement
Football Manager 2020 2019	Est. copies ≈ 912k–1.5M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	32k reviews Very Positive	SimulationSports
Motorsport Manager 2016	Est. copies ≈ 566k–920k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's cut $5.7M–$12.9M before the cut	$19.99	14k reviews Very Positive	ManagementRacing
Football Manager 2019 2018	Est. copies ≈ 379k–616k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	12k reviews Very Positive	SimulationSports
Football Manager 2024 2023	Est. copies ≈ 679k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	28k reviews Very Positive	SimulationSports