How much revenue did Victoria 3 make?

An estimated 19.9M to 53.4M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Victoria 3 sell?

Q: How many copies did Victoria 3 sell?

An estimated 1.4M to 2.3M copies, based on its 60k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.4M–2.3M; $19.9M–$53.4M net $36.1M–$82.1M gross; from 60k reviews (Mostly 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 Victoria 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Victoria 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–6.0M

best case 14.3M (Sid Meier's Civilization® V)

The Simulation lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 2.3M copies.

A typical game

≈ 2.3M copies

≈ $45.9M after Steam's cut

from ~73k reviews

Best case

≈ 14.3M copies

Sid Meier's Civilization® V · ≈ $166.1M after Steam's cut

from 210k reviews

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 Turn-Based Strategy + Strategy, priced around $30.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2025, 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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