How much revenue did Need for Speed™ Heat make?

An estimated 76.2M to 204.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Need for Speed™ Heat sell?

Q: How many copies did Need for Speed™ Heat sell?

An estimated 4.0M to 6.4M copies, based on its 150k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4.0M–6.4M; $76.2M–$204.9M net $138.5M–$315.2M gross; from 150k 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 Need for Speed™ Heat out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Need for Speed™ Heat's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.6M–45.8M

best case 125.9M (Grand Theft Auto V Legacy)

The Automobile Sim lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 18.1M copies.

A typical game

≈ 18.1M copies

≈ $149.8M after Steam's cut

from ~353k reviews

Best case

≈ 125.9M copies

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

from 2.1M reviews

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 Open World + Action, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2021, 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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