How much revenue did Initial Drift Online make?

$190k–$512k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Initial Drift Online sell?

Q: How many copies did Initial Drift Online sell?

139k to 226k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 139k–226k; $190k–$512k after Steam's cut $346k–$788k before the cut; from 6k reviews (Mixed)

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 Initial Drift Online out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Initial Drift Online's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 352k–1.0M

best case 63.6M (Euro Truck Simulator 2)

The Automobile Sim genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 352k–1.0M copies

≈ $3.2M–$11.6M after Steam's cut

from ~19k reviews

Best case

≈ 48.5M–78.7M copies

Euro Truck Simulator 2 · ≈ $266.4M–$716.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Automobile Sim (7 of 8) and Driving (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Driving + Transportation, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Transportation + Relaxing + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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