How much revenue did Tank Mechanic Simulator VR make?

$5k–$15k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Tank Mechanic Simulator VR sell?

Q: How many copies did Tank Mechanic Simulator VR sell?

992 to 2k copies, based on its 40 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 992–2k; $5k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$23k before the cut; from 40 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 Tank Mechanic Simulator VR out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tank Mechanic Simulator VR's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 911–197k

best case 3.4M (DCS World Steam Edition)

Games like Tank Mechanic Simulator VR

The middle of these games

≈ 911–197k copies

≈ $4k–$63k after Steam's cut

from ~34 reviews

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

2 of your 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: DCS World Steam Edition at ≈ 2.6M–4.2M copies.

What it took to get here

The games that made it here had under 126 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 Simulation (8 of 8) and VR (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Flight.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2026, and 1 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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DCS World Steam Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 2.6M–4.2M 1224x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	41k reviews Very Positive	SimulationFlight
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad 2014	Est. copies ≈ 555k–902k 296x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $7.6M–$20.5M after Steam's cut $13.9M–$31.6M before the cut	$49.99	10k reviews Mostly Positive	FlightRealistic
Winter Fury: The Longest Road 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $5k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$22k before the cut	$18.99	36 reviews Positive	SimulationVR
Steel Crew 2021	Est. copies ≈ 15k–25k 18x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $63k–$168k after Steam's cut $114k–$259k before the cut	$14.99	612 reviews Very Positive	ActionVR
Panzer Panic VR 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut	$9.99	31 reviews Mostly Negative	ActionCasual
Tanks VR 2018	Est. copies ≈ 760–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before the cut	$9.99	25 reviews Mixed	ActionEarly Access
VR T72 Battle in Afghanistan 2022	Est. copies ≈ 25–40 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $28–$73 after Steam's cut $50–$112 before the cut	$3.99	1 reviews 1 user reviews	ActionSimulation
D-Day VR Museum 2026	Est. copies ≈ 496–806 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before the cut	$14.99	20 reviews Positive	VRWorld War II