How much revenue did Chess Knights: Shinobi make?

$2k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chess Knights: Shinobi sell?

Q: How many copies did Chess Knights: Shinobi sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 70 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before the cut; from 70 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 Chess Knights: Shinobi out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess Knights: Shinobi's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 284k–1.3M

best case 1.6M (DDNet)

The Stealth genre

6 of your 8 similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 284k–1.3M copies

≈ $1.4M–$9.4M after Steam's cut

from ~12k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M–2.0M copies

DDNet

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Stealth (5 of 8) and Ninja (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with 2D Platformer + Precision Platformer.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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