How much revenue did Wild Wild Chess make?

An estimated 393 to 1k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wild Wild Chess sell?

Q: How many copies did Wild Wild Chess sell?

An estimated 719 to 1k copies, based on its 29 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 719–1k; $393–$1k net $715–$2k gross; from 29 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 Wild Wild Chess out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wild Wild Chess's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 26k–49k

best case 413k (Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic))

The Strategy lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 35k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 35k copies

≈ $124k after Steam's cut

from ~601 reviews

Best case

≈ 413k copies

Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) · ≈ $4.8M after Steam's cut

from 9k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

4 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 4 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 Strategy, priced around $27.
The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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