How many copies did War Thunder sell?

40.0M to 64.9M copies, based on its 768k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did War Thunder make?

War Thunder is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is War Thunder?

Estimated owners: ≈ 40.0M–64.9M; from 768k reviews (Mostly 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 War Thunder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including War Thunder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–2.7M

best case 8.0M (World of Tanks Blitz)

The FPS 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

≈ 1.4M–2.7M copies

≈ $8.6M–$11.4M after Steam's cut

from ~42k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.1M–9.9M copies

World of Tanks Blitz

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (3 of 8) and Shooter (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tanks + Shooter, priced around $20.
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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FlatOut 2 2006	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.9M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.1M–$8.4M after Steam's cut $5.7M–$12.9M before the cut	$9.99	22k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RacingCombat Racing
Besiege 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.8M–$15.5M after Steam's cut $10.5M–$23.9M before the cut	$14.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationSandbox
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World of Tanks Blitz 2016	Est. copies ≈ 6.1M–9.9M 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue Free	Free	153k reviews Mostly Positive	TanksFree to Play
World of Tanks 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2.5M–4.0M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	100k reviews Very Positive	TanksFree to Play
Enlisted 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	46k reviews Very Positive	FPSWorld War II
TerraTech 2018	Est. copies ≈ 755k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $5.2M–$14.0M after Steam's cut $9.4M–$21.5M before the cut	$24.99	25k reviews Very Positive	BuildingSandbox
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.9M–3.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	37k reviews Very Positive	FPSMultiplayer