How much revenue did Euro Truck Simulator 2 make?

$266.4M–$716.2M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Euro Truck Simulator 2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Euro Truck Simulator 2 sell?

48.5M to 78.7M copies, based on its 932k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 48.5M–78.7M; $266.4M–$716.2M after Steam's cut $484.3M–$1101.8M before the cut; from 932k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Euro Truck Simulator 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Euro Truck Simulator 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 397k–1.1M

best case 10.2M (American Truck Simulator)

The Driving 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

≈ 397k–1.1M copies

≈ $4.8M–$11.7M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

Best case

≈ 7.8M–12.6M copies

American Truck Simulator · ≈ $42.7M–$114.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Driving (7 of 8) and Realistic (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Automobile Sim + Driving, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Automobile Sim + America + Moddable; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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