How much revenue did Knight's Retreat make?

An estimated 2k to 6k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Knight's Retreat sell?

Q: How many copies did Knight's Retreat sell?

An estimated 3k to 4k copies, based on its 98 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–4k; $2k–$6k net $4k–$9k gross; from 98 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 Knight's Retreat out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Knight's Retreat's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–21k

best case 29k (Pawnbarian)

The Chess lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 13k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 13k copies

≈ $12k after Steam's cut

from ~360 reviews

Best case

≈ 29k copies

Pawnbarian · ≈ $111k after Steam's cut

from 884 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 Rogue-like + Turn-Based Combat, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2016 to 2022, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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