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How many copies did Premier Manager 09 sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 317–515
$261–$701 after Steam's cut $474–$1k before the cut
from 12 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Premier Manager 09 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Premier Manager 09's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 732k–964k
best case 2.3M (NBA 2K20)

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
≈ 732k–964k copies
from ~25k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.7M–2.8M copies
NBA 2K20
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
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 Basketball + Sports. The breakout hits carry Basketball + Capitalism + Casual; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2023. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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