How much revenue did X-Plane 12 make?

An estimated 2.5M to 6.6M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did X-Plane 12 sell?

Q: How many copies did X-Plane 12 sell?

An estimated 149k to 242k copies, based on its 6k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 149k–242k; $2.5M–$6.6M net $4.5M–$10.2M gross; from 6k 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 X-Plane 12 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including X-Plane 12's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.9M–2.7M

best case 52.2M (War Thunder)

The Flight lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 2.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 2.3M copies

≈ $45.9M after Steam's cut

from ~48k reviews

Best case

≈ 52.2M copies

War Thunder

from 765k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits 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 Simulation, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Vehicular Combat + Combat + World War II; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2020, 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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The Crew™ 2 2018	Est. copies ≈ 3.0M–4.9M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.9M–$66.9M net $45.2M–$102.9M gross	$29.99	99k reviews Mostly Positive	RacingOpen World +6
Transport Fever 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 921k–1.5M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.1M–$27.2M net $18.4M–$41.9M gross	$39.99	32k reviews Very Positive	SimulationStrategy +6
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.9M–3.1M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $31.5M–$84.6M net $57.2M–$130.1M gross	$59.99	72k reviews Mostly Positive	SimulationFlight +6
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $9.4M–$25.3M net $17.1M–$39.0M gross	$24.99	26k reviews Very Positive	FlightSimulation +6
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