How much revenue did Hearts of Iron IV make?

$204.8M–$550.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Hearts of Iron IV sell?

Q: How many copies did Hearts of Iron IV sell?

14.9M to 24.2M copies, based on its 372k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 14.9M–24.2M; $204.8M–$550.6M after Steam's cut $372.3M–$847.1M before the cut; from 372k 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 Hearts of Iron IV out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Hearts of Iron IV's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 143k–323k

best case 2.0M (Age of History II)

The World War II 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

≈ 143k–323k copies

≈ $1.1M–$2.2M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.5M–2.5M copies

Age of History II · ≈ $2.5M–$6.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on World War II (7 of 8) and Grand Strategy (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Historical + War, priced around $6. The breakout hits carry Political Sim + Historical + War; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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