How much revenue did Chains make?

Chains is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Chains sell?

Q: How many copies did Chains sell?

An estimated 32k to 51k copies, based on its 609 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 32k–51k; from 609 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 Chains out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chains's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 63k–291k

best case 549k (Bejeweled® 3)

The Casual lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 89k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 89k copies

≈ $255k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 549k copies

Bejeweled® 3 · ≈ $1.1M after Steam's cut

from 8k 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 Puzzle + Casual, priced around $5.
The games you compared span 2006 to 2019, 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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