How much revenue did SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition make?

$2.8M–$7.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition sell?

508k to 825k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 508k–825k; $2.8M–$7.5M after Steam's cut $5.1M–$11.5M before the cut; from 10k 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 SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 263k–628k

best case 1.7M (Medieval Dynasty)

The Building 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

≈ 263k–628k copies

≈ $2.4M–$6.8M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.3M–2.1M copies

Medieval Dynasty · ≈ $12.3M–$33.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Building (5 of 8) and Immersive Sim (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Crafting + Building, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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