How much revenue did FlatOut make?

An estimated 701k to 1.9M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did FlatOut sell?

Q: How many copies did FlatOut sell?

An estimated 340k to 553k copies, based on its 7k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 340k–553k; $701k–$1.9M net $1.3M–$2.9M gross; from 7k 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 FlatOut out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including FlatOut's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 591k–1.2M

best case 3.1M (Crossout)

The Automobile Sim lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 919k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 919k copies

≈ $6.4M after Steam's cut

from ~20k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.1M copies

Crossout

from 69k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

7 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 1 is a breakout hit 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 Third Person + Gun Customization, priced around $20.
The breakout hits carry Third Person + Gun Customization + Free to Play; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2006 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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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Collector's Edition 2008	Est. copies ≈ 396k–644k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $2.2M–$5.9M net $4.0M–$9.0M gross	$19.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Combat RacingRacing +6
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Crossout 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.4M–3.9M 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue Free	Free	69k reviews Mostly Positive	Third PersonGun Customization +6
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