How much revenue did Europa Universalis IV make?

$119.3M–$320.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Europa Universalis IV sell?

Q: How many copies did Europa Universalis IV sell?

8.7M to 14.1M copies, based on its 137k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8.7M–14.1M; $119.3M–$320.8M after Steam's cut $216.9M–$493.5M before the cut; from 137k 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 Europa Universalis IV out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Europa Universalis IV's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.3M–5.4M

best case 20.7M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)

Games like Europa Universalis IV

The middle of these games

≈ 3.3M–5.4M copies

≈ $50.3M–$69.7M after Steam's cut

from ~91k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 5 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI at ≈ 15.8M–25.6M copies, ≈ $259.9M–$698.7M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Grand Strategy (5 of 5) and Historical (5 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with Historical + Grand Strategy, priced around $55. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Turn-Based + 4X; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, and 1 of your 5 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15.8M–25.6M 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $259.9M–$698.7M after Steam's cut $472.5M–$1074.9M before the cut	$59.99	379k reviews Very Positive	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
Hearts of Iron IV 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15.6M–25.4M 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $215.0M–$578.2M after Steam's cut $391.0M–$889.5M before the cut	$49.99	376k reviews Very Positive	StrategyWorld War II
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.7M–4.4M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $29.6M–$79.7M after Steam's cut $53.9M–$122.6M before the cut	$39.99	94k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Manor Lords 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2.3M–3.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.9M–$67.0M after Steam's cut $45.3M–$103.1M before the cut	$39.99	91k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $46.0M–$123.6M after Steam's cut $83.6M–$190.2M before the cut	$29.99	88k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical