How much revenue did Chessplosion make?

An estimated 13k to 34k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chessplosion sell?

Q: How many copies did Chessplosion sell?

An estimated 4k to 6k copies, based on its 153 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $13k–$34k net $23k–$52k gross; from 153 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 Chessplosion out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chessplosion's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 168k–231k

best case 8.5M (Hotline Miami)

The Action lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 200k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 200k copies

≈ $892k after Steam's cut

from ~6k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.5M copies

Hotline Miami · ≈ $33.0M after Steam's cut

from 125k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits 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 Pixel Graphics + Action, priced around $10.
The breakout hits carry Great Soundtrack + Violent + Gore; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, 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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