How much revenue did Chess Brain make?

$1k–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chess Brain sell?

Q: How many copies did Chess Brain sell?

4k to 7k copies, based on its 165 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–7k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut; from 165 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 Brain out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess Brain's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–3k

best case 15k (Unlock The King)

The Puzzle genre

None of your 8 similar games are hits. 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

≈ 2k–3k copies

≈ $865–$2k after Steam's cut

from ~64 reviews

Best case

≈ 12k–19k copies

Unlock The King · ≈ $3k–$8k 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 14 to 24 reviews in their first month.; Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set: Your set clusters on Puzzle (8 of 8) and Sokoban (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Futuristic + Sokoban, priced around $1. The breakout hits carry Atmospheric + Futuristic; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2022. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

Similar games

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Unlock The King 2 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $905–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut	$0.99	126 reviews Mostly Positive	SokobanFuturistic
Knight Swap 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $392–$1k after Steam's cut $713–$2k before the cut	$0.99	50 reviews Very Positive	PuzzleMinimalist
Chesskoban - Chess Puzzles 2021	Est. copies ≈ 967–2k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $263–$708 after Steam's cut $479–$1k before the cut	$0.99	39 reviews Positive	ChessSokoban
SokoChess 2022	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before the cut	$4.99	45 reviews Positive	ChessSokoban
Unlock The King 2019	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k 6.3x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before the cut	$0.99	401 reviews Very Positive	FuturisticSokoban
Unlock The King 3 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $546–$1k after Steam's cut $993–$2k before the cut	$0.99	76 reviews Mostly Positive	SokobanDifficult
Knight Swap 2019	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k 2.3x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut	$0.99	150 reviews Very Positive	SokobanPuzzle
Chess Brain: Dark Troops 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut	$2.99	64 reviews Very Positive	ChessPuzzle