How much revenue did IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 make?

An estimated 456k to 1.2M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 sell?

Q: How many copies did IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 sell?

An estimated 166k to 270k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 166k–270k; $456k–$1.2M net $829k–$1.9M gross; from 3k 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 IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 177k–490k

best case 52.2M (War Thunder)

The Flight lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 185k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 185k copies

≈ $4.3M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 52.2M copies

War Thunder

from 765k 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 + Simulation, priced around $16.
The breakout hits carry Vehicular Combat + Combat + VR; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2009 to 2023, 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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