How many copies did The Sims™ 4 sell?

An estimated 5.2M to 8.4M copies, based on its 197k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did The Sims™ 4 make?

The Sims™ 4 is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is The Sims™ 4?

Estimated owners: ≈ 5.2M–8.4M; from 197k 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 The Sims™ 4 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Sims™ 4's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5k–367k

best case 36.6M (Apex Legends™)

The Free to Play lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 42k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 42k copies

≈ $5.4M after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 36.6M copies

Apex Legends™

from 1.1M reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Free to Play + Battle Royale, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Battle Royale + FPS + Shooter; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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