How much revenue did Airport CEO make?

An estimated 1.4M to 3.8M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Airport CEO sell?

Q: How many copies did Airport CEO sell?

An estimated 205k to 333k copies, based on its 8k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 205k–333k; $1.4M–$3.8M net $2.6M–$5.8M gross; from 8k 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 Airport CEO out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Airport CEO's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 108k–10.4M

best case 24.5M (BeamNG.drive)

The Sandbox lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 889k copies.

A typical game

≈ 889k copies

≈ $12.6M after Steam's cut

from ~21k reviews

Best case

≈ 24.5M copies

BeamNG.drive · ≈ $236.9M after Steam's cut

from 403k 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 Simulation + Driving, priced around $25.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2026, 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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