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How many copies did Football Manager 2023 sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 475k–772k
from 20k 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 Football Manager 2023 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Football Manager 2023's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 858k–1.3M
best case 4.7M (EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23)
The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.2M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 1.2M copies
from ~32k reviews
Best case
≈ 4.7M copies
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23
from 150k 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 Football (Soccer) + Sports.
  • The breakout hits carry Controller + Team-Based + e-sports; a typical game here doesn't.
  • None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2023. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

Similar games

NBA 2K22
2021
Est. copies
≈ 965k–1.6M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
39k reviews
Mixed
SportsBasketball +6
Football Manager 2024
2023
Est. copies
≈ 678k–1.1M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
28k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationSports +6
Football Manager 2021
2020
Est. copies
≈ 630k–1.0M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
24k reviews
Very Positive
SportsSimulation +6
NBA 2K23
2022
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
51k reviews
Mixed
Immersive SimBasketball +6
F1® 2020
2020
Est. copies
≈ 1.1M–1.7M
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
40k reviews
Very Positive
RacingSimulation +6
Football Manager 2020
2019
Est. copies
≈ 912k–1.5M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
32k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationSports +6
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23
2022
Est. copies
≈ 3.6M–5.9M
4.8x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
150k reviews
Mixed
Football (Soccer)Sports +6
Football Manager 2022
2021
Est. copies
≈ 533k–867k
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
Free		 Free
22k reviews
Very Positive
SportsManagement +6

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