How much revenue did Chess Knights: Shinobi make?

An estimated 2k to 4k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chess Knights: Shinobi sell?

Q: How many copies did Chess Knights: Shinobi sell?

An estimated 2k to 3k copies, based on its 70 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $2k–$4k net $3k–$6k gross; from 70 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 Chess Knights: Shinobi out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess Knights: Shinobi's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 283k–1.3M

best case 1.6M (DDNet)

The Stealth lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 404k copies.

A typical game

≈ 404k copies

≈ $1.8M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.6M copies

DDNet

from 46k reviews

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are too small to compare.

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 Online Co-Op + Free to Play, priced around $16.
The games you compared span 2016 to 2023, 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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