How much revenue did Europa Universalis IV make?

An estimated 97.8M to 262.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Europa Universalis IV sell?

Q: How many copies did Europa Universalis IV sell?

An estimated 7.1M to 11.6M copies, based on its 137k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 7.1M–11.6M; $97.8M–$262.9M net $177.8M–$404.5M gross; from 137k 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 Europa Universalis IV out and predicted the genre from its 5 similar games. Every figure here, including Europa Universalis IV's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3.2M–4.7M

best case 19.7M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)

The Grand Strategy lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 3.5M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 3.5M copies

≈ $54.4M after Steam's cut

from ~88k reviews

Best case

≈ 19.7M copies

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · ≈ $457.4M after Steam's cut

from 376k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

3 of your 5 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 Strategy + Multiplayer, priced around $55.
The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Turn-Based + 4X; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, 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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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15.0M–24.4M 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $248.0M–$666.8M net $450.9M–$1025.8M gross	$59.99	376k reviews Very Positive	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy +6
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