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How many copies did AI War 2 sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 45k–73k
$245k–$660k net $446k–$1.0M gross
from 2k 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 AI War 2 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including AI War 2's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.3M–14.3M
best case 19.7M (Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI)
The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 10.3M copies.

A typical game
≈ 10.3M copies
≈ $180.4M after Steam's cut
from ~196k reviews
Best case
≈ 19.7M copies
Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI · ≈ $457.4M after Steam's cut
from 376k reviews

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are too small to compare.

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 + Turn-Based Strategy, priced around $60.
  • The games you compared span 2006 to 2020, 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.

Similar games

2016
Est. copies
≈ 7.8M–12.7M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$107.6M–$289.4M net $195.7M–$445.2M gross
$49.99
196k reviews
Very Positive
SpaceGrand Strategy +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 15.0M–24.4M
1.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$248.0M–$666.9M net $451.0M–$1025.9M gross
$59.99
376k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 10.9M–17.7M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$90.1M–$242.1M net $163.8M–$372.5M gross
$29.99
210k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Turn-Based StrategyStrategy +6
2013
Est. copies
≈ 7.1M–11.6M
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$97.8M–$263.0M net $177.8M–$404.6M gross
$49.99
137k reviews
Very Positive
Grand StrategyStrategy +6
2006
Est. copies
≈ 1.9M–3.0M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$12.9M–$34.6M net $23.4M–$53.3M gross
$24.99
36k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
StrategyMedieval +6
2020
Est. copies
≈ 3.7M–6.1M
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$51.3M–$137.8M net $93.2M–$212.0M gross
$49.99
141k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyMedieval +6
2016
Est. copies
≈ 2.1M–3.4M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$34.5M–$92.7M net $62.7M–$142.7M gross
$59.99
52k reviews
Mostly Positive
StrategyFantasy +6
2010
Est. copies
≈ 2.2M–3.6M
too small to compare
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$12.2M–$32.9M net $22.2M–$50.6M gross
$19.99
43k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
StrategyRTS +6

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