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How many copies did FINAL FANTASY VII sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 753k–1.2M
from 30k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left FINAL FANTASY VII out and predicted the genre from its 6 similar games. Every figure here, including FINAL FANTASY VII's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 570k–906k
best case 1.3M (FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster)
Games like FINAL FANTASY VII

The middle of these games

≈ 570k–906k copies

≈ $3.1M–$6.3M after Steam's cut

from ~14k reviews

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

All 6 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster at ≈ 978k–1.6M copies, ≈ $8.1M–$21.7M after Steam's cut. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Classic (4 of 6) and JRPG (4 of 6).
The winners
Winners here lead with JRPG + Turn-Based Combat, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Turn-Based Combat + Fantasy; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2019. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
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 36 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
2016
Est. copies
≈ 978k–1.6M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$8.1M–$21.7M after Steam's cut $14.7M–$33.3M before the cut
$29.99
23k reviews
Very Positive
JRPGTurn-Based Combat
Garfield Kart
2015
Est. copies
≈ 690k–1.1M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$947k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.9M before the cut
$4.99
14k reviews
Very Positive
Cult ClassicCombat Racing
Garfield Kart - Furious Racing
2019
Est. copies
≈ 434k–706k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.8M–$4.8M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.4M before the cut
$14.99
15k reviews
Very Positive
Cult ClassicRacing
Valkyria Chronicles™
2014
Est. copies
≈ 744k–1.2M
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$4.1M–$11.0M after Steam's cut $7.4M–$16.9M before the cut
$19.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
AnimeStrategy
CHRONO TRIGGER®
2018
Est. copies
≈ 409k–665k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.7M–$4.5M after Steam's cut $3.1M–$7.0M before the cut
$14.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
JRPGRPG
FINAL FANTASY IX
2016
Est. copies
≈ 592k–962k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.4M–$9.2M after Steam's cut $6.2M–$14.1M before the cut
$20.99
14k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive

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