How much revenue did Samurai Chess make?

$543–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Samurai Chess sell?

Q: How many copies did Samurai Chess sell?

992 to 2k copies, based on its 40 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 992–2k; $543–$1k after Steam's cut $987–$2k before the cut; from 40 reviews (Mostly 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 Samurai Chess out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Samurai Chess's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 291k–447k

best case 449k (Fate Seeker II)

The Martial Arts genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 291k–447k copies

≈ $2.7M–$3.9M after Steam's cut

from ~10k reviews

Best case

≈ 342k–556k copies

Fate Seeker II · ≈ $2.1M–$5.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Martial Arts (5 of 8) and Puzzle (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Martial Arts + Action RPG, priced around $23.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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