How much revenue did Carmageddon: Max Damage make?

$691k–$1.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Carmageddon: Max Damage sell?

Q: How many copies did Carmageddon: Max Damage sell?

148k to 240k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 148k–240k; $691k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before Steam's cut; from 4k reviews (Mostly 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 Carmageddon: Max Damage and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Carmageddon: Max Damage's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6k–76k

best case 363k (FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction)

Games like Carmageddon: Max Damage

A typical game among these

≈ 6k–76k copies

≈ $41k–$311k after Steam's cut

from ~374 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction at ≈ 277k–450k copies, ≈ $760k–$2.0M after Steam's cut.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Combat Racing (8 of 8) and Racing (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Psychological Horror + Combat Racing, priced around $10.
When they shipped: The similar games span 1997 to 2024, and 1 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction 2011	Est. copies ≈ 277k–450k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $760k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before Steam's cut	$9.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Negative	Psychological HorrorCombat Racing
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now 2014	Est. copies ≈ 55k–89k 2.6x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $151k–$405k after Steam's cut $274k–$623k before Steam's cut	$9.99	979 reviews Very Positive	RacingCombat Racing
Clutch 2009	Est. copies ≈ 16k–26k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $44k–$118k after Steam's cut $80k–$182k before Steam's cut	$9.99	253 reviews Mostly Positive	Combat RacingRacing
Carmageddon Max Pack 1997	Est. copies ≈ 68k–111k 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $187k–$503k after Steam's cut $340k–$773k before Steam's cut	$9.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Combat RacingRacing
Carmageddon TDR 2000 2014	Est. copies ≈ 28k–45k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $38k–$102k after Steam's cut $69k–$157k before Steam's cut	$4.99	494 reviews Mostly Positive	Combat RacingRacing
Zombie Derby 2018	Est. copies ≈ 5k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $11k–$26k before Steam's cut	$4.99	150 reviews Very Positive	RacingAction
Iron Madness 2016	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	107 reviews Mixed	RacingAction
You Are A Pilot 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $554–$1k after Steam's cut $1k–$2k before Steam's cut	$0.99	82 reviews Mixed	RacingPhysics