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How many copies did Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 176k–286k
$484k–$1.3M net $880k–$2.0M gross
from 7k 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 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 76k–200k
best case 1.4M (FPS Chess)
The Multiplayer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 116k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game
≈ 116k copies
≈ $976k after Steam's cut
from ~2k reviews
Best case
≈ 1.4M copies
FPS Chess
from 43k 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 FPS + PvP, priced around $14.
  • The breakout hits carry FPS + Shooter + PvP; a typical game here doesn't.
  • The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, 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.

Similar games

2020
Est. copies
≈ 235k–382k
3.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$775k–$2.1M net $1.4M–$3.2M gross
$11.99
9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
ChessTime Travel +6
2011
Est. copies
≈ 136k–221k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$935k–$2.5M net $1.7M–$3.9M gross
$24.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
StrategyTurn-Based +6
2017
Est. copies
≈ 79k–129k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$283k–$761k net $515k–$1.2M gross
$12.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
StrategyChess +6
2018
Est. copies
≈ 37k–60k
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
1k reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessStrategy +6
2022
Est. copies
≈ 1.0M–1.7M
19x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
43k reviews
Very Positive
FPSPvP +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 88k–144k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
2k reviews
Mixed
Warhammer 40KStrategy +6
2019
Est. copies
≈ 26k–42k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$106k–$286k net $194k–$440k gross
$14.99
897 reviews
Very Positive
StrategyArtificial Intelligence +6
2015
Est. copies
≈ 169k–274k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
Free
Free
4k reviews
Mostly Positive
ChessBoard Game +6

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