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How many copies did Football Manager 2022 sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 533k–867k
from 22k 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 Football Manager 2022 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Football Manager 2022's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 591k–875k
best case 1.2M (Football Manager 2020)
The Football (Soccer) 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
≈ 591k–875k copies
from ~22k reviews
Best case
≈ 912k–1.5M copies
Football Manager 2020
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Football (Soccer) (8 of 8) and Management (8 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Simulation + Sports.
The era
The games you compared span 2016 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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too small to compare
SteamSpy 500k–1M
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Football Manager 2020 Touch
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Est. copies
≈ 29k–48k
too small to compare
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Football Manager 2017
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Football Manager 2024
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Est. copies
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Football Manager 2019
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≈ 912k–1.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
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Football Manager 2023
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Est. copies
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