How much revenue did Airport CEO make?

$1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Airport CEO sell?

Q: How many copies did Airport CEO sell?

206k to 334k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 206k–334k; $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$5.8M before the cut; from 8k reviews (Very 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 Airport CEO out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Airport CEO's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 109k–10.5M

best case 24.7M (BeamNG.drive)

The Sandbox genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 109k–10.5M copies

≈ $1.3M–$132.8M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 18.8M–30.6M copies

BeamNG.drive · ≈ $129.2M–$347.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (8 of 8) and Management (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Driving, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2026, a genre with a long track record.

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

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