How much revenue did The Chess Variants Club make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did The Chess Variants Club sell?

Q: How many copies did The Chess Variants Club sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 55 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before the cut; from 55 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 The Chess Variants Club out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including The Chess Variants Club's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–15k

best case 232k (Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate)

The Chess genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 8k–15k copies

≈ $36k–$86k after Steam's cut

from ~280 reviews

Best case

≈ 177k–287k copies

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate · ≈ $485k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 105 to 242 reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Chess (7 of 8) and Board Game (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Chess + Turn-Based Strategy, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Action Roguelike + Arcade + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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