How much revenue did Wild Wild Chess make?

$393–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Wild Wild Chess sell?

Q: How many copies did Wild Wild Chess sell?

719 to 1k copies, based on its 29 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 719–1k; $393–$1k after Steam's cut $715–$2k before the cut; from 29 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 Wild Wild Chess out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Wild Wild Chess's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 166k–236k

best case 413k (Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic))

The Simulation genre

5 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

≈ 166k–236k copies

≈ $1.5M–$2.7M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 315k–512k copies

Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic) · ≈ $2.6M–$7.0M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (5 of 8) and Turn-Based (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Fantasy + Board Game, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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