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How many copies did Chess Remix - Chess variants sell?
Estimated copies sold
≈ 240–390
$989–$3k net $2k–$4k gross
from 10 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Chess Remix - Chess variants out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess Remix - Chess variants's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 113k–1.9M
best case 3.4M (Dota Underlords)
The Multiplayer lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 265k copies.

A typical game
≈ 265k copies
≈ $976k after Steam's cut
from ~6k reviews
Best case
≈ 3.4M copies
Dota Underlords
from 91k reviews

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 Free to Play + Strategy, priced around $12.
  • The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, 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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SteamSpy 200k–500k
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2019
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12x vs typical
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2015
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