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How many copies did Shinobi's Way - a jigsaw chess tale sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 595–967
$326–$876 after Steam's cut $592–$1k before the cut
from 24 reviews (Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Shinobi's Way - a jigsaw chess tale out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shinobi's Way - a jigsaw chess tale's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–4k
best case 17k (3dSen PC)

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
≈ 1k–4k copies
≈ $1k–$6k after Steam's cut
from ~63 reviews
Best case
≈ 13k–22k copies
3dSen PC · ≈ $55k–$147k after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 9 to 471 reviews in their first month.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set
Your set clusters on Puzzle (6 of 8) and Board Game (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Platformer + Remake, priced around $15.
The era
Only 1 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. 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.

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