How much revenue did Chess Pills make?

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

How many copies did Chess Pills sell?

Q: How many copies did Chess Pills sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 43 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut; from 43 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 Pills out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess Pills's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.0M–2.9M

best case 3.4M (Dota Underlords)

The Board Game genre

7 of your 8 similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 1.0M–2.9M copies

≈ $1.4M–$9.4M after Steam's cut

from ~43k reviews

Best case

≈ 2.6M–4.3M copies

Dota Underlords

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 29 to 3k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Board Game (6 of 8) and Card Game (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Auto Battler + Tactical.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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