How much revenue did Dark Chess make?

An estimated 18k to 49k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dark Chess sell?

Q: How many copies did Dark Chess sell?

An estimated 5k to 8k copies, based on its 213 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $18k–$49k net $33k–$76k gross; from 213 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 Dark Chess out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dark Chess's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 110k–226k

best case 1.4M (FPS Chess)

The Strategy lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 179k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 179k copies

≈ $1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M copies

FPS Chess

from 43k 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 FPS + PvP, priced around $12.
The breakout hits carry FPS + PvP + Shooter; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, 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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