How much revenue did Chessformer make?

An estimated 11k to 28k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chessformer sell?

Q: How many copies did Chessformer sell?

An estimated 8k to 12k copies, based on its 320 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 8k–12k; $11k–$28k net $19k–$44k gross; from 320 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 Chessformer out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chessformer's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7k–16k

best case 308k (5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel)

The Chess lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 8k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 8k copies

≈ $23k after Steam's cut

from ~226 reviews

Best case

≈ 308k copies

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel · ≈ $1.4M after Steam's cut

from 9k 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 Chess + Time Travel, priced around $12.
The breakout hits carry Time Manipulation + Time Travel + Board Game; a typical game here doesn't.
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2023. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.
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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