How much revenue did IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 make?

$456k–$1.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 sell?

Q: How many copies did IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 sell?

166k to 270k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 166k–270k; $456k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $829k–$1.9M before the cut; from 3k 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 IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 177k–490k

best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

The Flight 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

≈ 177k–490k copies

≈ $2.7M–$8.6M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies

War Thunder

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Flight (7 of 8) and World War II (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat. The breakout hits carry Vehicular Combat + Combat + VR; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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