How much revenue did WE ARE FOOTBALL make?

$248k–$666k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did WE ARE FOOTBALL sell?

Q: How many copies did WE ARE FOOTBALL sell?

36k to 59k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 36k–59k; $248k–$666k after Steam's cut $450k–$1.0M before the cut; from 1k 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 WE ARE FOOTBALL out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including WE ARE FOOTBALL's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 130–480

best case 1k (Pro Football)

Games like WE ARE FOOTBALL

The middle of these games

≈ 130–480 copies

≈ $235–$3k after Steam's cut

from ~8 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

None of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Pro Football at ≈ 843–1k copies, ≈ $3k–$7k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

The games that made it here had under 5 reviews in their first month.

Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Football (Soccer) (8 of 8) and Sports (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sports + e-sports, priced around $12.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, and 2 of your 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 38 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
Pro Football 2024	Est. copies ≈ 843–1k 4.3x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before the cut	$11.99	34 reviews Positive	Sportse-sports
VR Soccer '96 2018	Est. copies ≈ 91–148 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $250–$673 after Steam's cut $455–$1k before the cut	$9.99	3 reviews 3 user reviews	SimulationSports
Premier Manager 04/05 2020	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $81–$219 after Steam's cut $148–$337 before the cut	$2.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	SportsFootball (Soccer)
Torchance 6 2020	Est. copies ≈ 570–927 2.9x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before the cut	$19.99	23 reviews Mixed	SimulationSports
FootballLife 2025	Est. copies ≈ 223–363 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut	$17.99	9 reviews 9 user reviews	SimulationFootball (Soccer)
Premier Manager 08 2020	Est. copies ≈ 174–282 SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $143–$384 after Steam's cut $260–$590 before the cut	$2.99	7 reviews 7 user reviews	SportsFootball (Soccer)
Premier Manager 09 2020	Est. copies ≈ 298–484 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $245–$658 after Steam's cut $446–$1k before the cut	$2.99	12 reviews Mixed	SportsFootball (Soccer)
Premier Manager 06/07 2020	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $81–$219 after Steam's cut $148–$337 before the cut	$2.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	SportsFootball (Soccer)