How many copies did World of Warships sell?

5.4M to 8.7M copies, based on its 156k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did World of Warships make?

World of Warships is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is World of Warships?

Estimated owners: ≈ 5.4M–8.7M; from 156k 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 World of Warships out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including World of Warships's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 226k–835k

best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

The Simulation 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

≈ 226k–835k copies

≈ $3.6M–$7.5M after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Best case

≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies

War Thunder

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (5 of 8) and Naval (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat, priced around $15.
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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