How much revenue did Farming Simulator 17 make?

An estimated 4.3M to 11.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Farming Simulator 17 sell?

Q: How many copies did Farming Simulator 17 sell?

An estimated 1.0M to 1.7M copies, based on its 26k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.0M–1.7M; $4.3M–$11.4M net $7.7M–$17.6M gross; from 26k 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 Farming Simulator 17 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Farming Simulator 17's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 30k–70k

best case 3.0M (Farming Simulator 19)

The Simulation lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 48k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 48k copies

≈ $615k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.0M copies

Farming Simulator 19 · ≈ $21.1M after Steam's cut

from 76k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 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 + Multiplayer, priced around $24.
The breakout hits carry Open World + Multiplayer + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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