How much revenue did Europa Universalis IV make?

$119.2M–$320.5M 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?

8.7M to 14.1M copies, based on its 137k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8.7M–14.1M; $119.2M–$320.5M after Steam's cut $216.8M–$493.1M before the cut; 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–5.4M

best case 20.6M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)

Games like Europa Universalis IV

The middle of these games

≈ 3.2M–5.4M copies

≈ $50.2M–$112.0M after Steam's cut

from ~91k reviews

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

All 5 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI at ≈ 15.7M–25.6M copies, ≈ $259.5M–$697.7M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Grand Strategy (5 of 5) and Historical (5 of 5).
The winners: Winners here lead with Historical + Grand Strategy, priced around $55. The breakout hits carry Singleplayer + Turn-Based + 4X; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, and 1 of your 5 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).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15.7M–25.6M 4.2x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $259.5M–$697.7M after Steam's cut $471.8M–$1073.4M before the cut	$59.99	378k reviews Very Positive	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
Hearts of Iron IV 2016	Est. copies ≈ 15.6M–25.4M 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $214.5M–$576.7M after Steam's cut $390.0M–$887.2M before the cut	$49.99	375k reviews Very Positive	StrategyWorld War II
Total War: THREE KINGDOMS 2019	Est. copies ≈ 2.7M–4.4M SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $29.6M–$79.7M after Steam's cut $53.9M–$122.6M before the cut	$39.99	94k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical
Manor Lords 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2.3M–3.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $24.8M–$66.6M after Steam's cut $45.0M–$102.4M before the cut	$39.99	91k reviews Very Positive	StrategyCity Builder
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition 2013	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $91.8M–$246.8M after Steam's cut $166.9M–$379.7M before the cut	$59.99	88k reviews Very Positive	StrategyHistorical