How much revenue did Warplanes: WW1 Fighters make?

$61k–$163k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Warplanes: WW1 Fighters sell?

Q: How many copies did Warplanes: WW1 Fighters sell?

11k to 18k copies, based on its 446 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–18k; $61k–$163k after Steam's cut $111k–$252k before the cut; from 446 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 Warplanes: WW1 Fighters out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Warplanes: WW1 Fighters's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–2.3M

best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

The Flight 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

≈ 1.2M–2.3M copies

≈ $17.7M–$42.5M after Steam's cut

from ~32k 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 Simulation (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat. The breakout hits carry Vehicular Combat + World War II + Free to Play; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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