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How many copies did Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 17k–27k
$46k–$123k after Steam's cut $83k–$189k before the cut
from 320 reviews (Very Positive)

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 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 78k–197k
best case 847k (UBOAT)
The Naval genre

7 of your 8 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
≈ 78k–197k copies
≈ $578k–$3.4M after Steam's cut
from ~3k reviews
Best case
≈ 645k–1.0M copies
UBOAT · ≈ $5.3M–$14.3M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Naval (8 of 8) and Naval Combat (8 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Simulation + World War II, priced around $30.
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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