How much revenue did Victoria 3 make?

$19.9M–$53.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Victoria 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Victoria 3 sell?

1.4M to 2.4M copies, based on its 60k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.4M–2.4M; $19.9M–$53.5M after Steam's cut $36.2M–$82.3M before the cut; from 60k reviews (Mostly 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 Victoria 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Victoria 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–6.0M

best case 14.3M (Sid Meier's Civilization® V)

The Simulation 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

≈ 1.3M–6.0M copies

≈ $13.3M–$112.7M after Steam's cut

from ~73k reviews

Best case

≈ 10.9M–17.8M copies

Sid Meier's Civilization® V · ≈ $90.1M–$242.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (7 of 8) and Grand Strategy (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Turn-Based, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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