How much revenue did Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 make?

$3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 sell?

Q: How many copies did Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 sell?

714k to 1.2M copies, based on its 15k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 714k–1.2M; $3.9M–$10.5M after Steam's cut $7.1M–$16.2M before Steam's cut; from 15k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Car Mechanic Simulator 2015's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 846k–8.3M

best case 18.7M (Cities: Skylines)

Games like Car Mechanic Simulator 2015

A typical game among these

≈ 846k–8.3M copies

≈ $10.8M–$60.7M after Steam's cut

from ~57k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

7 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Cities: Skylines at ≈ 14.2M–23.1M copies, ≈ $117.2M–$315.2M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 6k reviews in their first month; the range was 76 to 84k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Simulation (8 of 8) and Building (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with City Builder + Simulation, priced around $30.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2025, and 2 of the 8 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Car Mechanic Simulator VR 2021	Est. copies ≈ 10k–16k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $54k–$144k after Steam's cut $97k–$222k before Steam's cut	$19.99	393 reviews Mixed	Automobile SimSimulation
Assetto Corsa 2014	Est. copies ≈ 9.8M–15.9M 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $53.8M–$144.6M after Steam's cut $97.8M–$222.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	175k reviews Very Positive	RacingAutomobile Sim
My Summer Car 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2.9M–4.8M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $12.1M–$32.4M after Steam's cut $21.9M–$49.9M before Steam's cut	$14.99	118k reviews Very Positive	Automobile SimSimulation
Cities: Skylines 2015	Est. copies ≈ 14.2M–23.1M 5.1x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $117.2M–$315.2M after Steam's cut $213.1M–$484.9M before Steam's cut	$29.99	291k reviews Very Positive	City Builder Simulation
Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game 2015	Est. copies ≈ 882k–1.4M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $7.3M–$19.6M after Steam's cut $13.2M–$30.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	18k reviews Very Positive	Simulation Management
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $10.7M–$28.8M after Steam's cut $19.5M–$44.4M before Steam's cut	$19.99	57k reviews Very Positive	SimulationAutomobile Sim
Construction Simulator 2022	Est. copies ≈ 363k–591k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.5M–$6.7M after Steam's cut $4.5M–$10.3M before Steam's cut	$24.99	15k reviews Very Positive	SimulationMultiplayer
RoadCraft 2025	Est. copies ≈ 407k–661k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $4.5M–$12.0M after Steam's cut $8.1M–$18.5M before Steam's cut	$39.99	16k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationBuilding