How much revenue did ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN make?

$26.6M–$71.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN sell?

Q: How many copies did ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN sell?

1.6M to 2.6M copies, based on its 56k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.6M–2.6M; $26.6M–$71.6M after Steam's cut $48.4M–$110.2M before the cut; from 56k 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 ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 213k–694k

best case 759k (Project Wingman)

The Flight 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

≈ 213k–694k copies

≈ $1.6M–$9.3M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 578k–939k copies

Project Wingman · ≈ $4.0M–$10.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Flight (8 of 8) and Simulation (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Flight + Jet, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2008 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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