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How big is Team Fortress 2?

Estimated owners
≈ 64.6M–105.0M
from 1.2M reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Team Fortress 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Team Fortress 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–6.0M
best case 36.7M (Apex Legends™)
The Shooter 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
≈ 1.1M–6.0M copies
≈ $7.5M after Steam's cut
from ~39k reviews
Best case
≈ 27.9M–45.4M copies
Apex Legends™
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Shooter (6 of 8) and FPS (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Battle Royale + FPS, priced around $30.
The era
The games you compared span 2015 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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