How much revenue did Sid Meier's Civilization VII make?

$37.9M–$102.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sid Meier's Civilization VII sell?

Q: How many copies did Sid Meier's Civilization VII sell?

1.4M to 2.2M copies, based on its 57k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.4M–2.2M; $37.9M–$102.0M after Steam's cut $69.0M–$156.9M before the cut; from 57k 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 Sid Meier's Civilization VII out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sid Meier's Civilization VII's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2.1M–10.6M

best case 19.8M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)

The Grand Strategy 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

≈ 2.1M–10.6M copies

≈ $21.2M–$169.8M after Steam's cut

from ~113k reviews

Best case

≈ 15.1M–24.5M copies

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · ≈ $248.4M–$667.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Grand Strategy (6 of 8) and Historical (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Historical, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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