How much revenue did Chess Destroyer make?

$318–$855 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chess Destroyer sell?

Q: How many copies did Chess Destroyer sell?

581 to 944 copies, based on its 22 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 581–944; $318–$855 after Steam's cut $578–$1k before the cut; from 22 reviews (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 Destroyer out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess Destroyer's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4k–10k

best case 235k (Niche - a genetics survival game)

The Board Game genre

2 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

≈ 4k–10k copies

≈ $15k–$26k after Steam's cut

from ~170 reviews

Best case

≈ 179k–291k copies

Niche - a genetics survival game · ≈ $886k–$2.4M 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 13 to 1k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Board Game (4 of 8) and Puzzle (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Rogue-lite + Turn-Based Combat, priced around $16. The breakout hits carry Rogue-lite + Turn-Based Combat + Rogue-like; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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