How much revenue did Chess Survivors make?

$5k–$14k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Chess Survivors sell?

Q: How many copies did Chess Survivors sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 161 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $5k–$14k after Steam's cut $10k–$22k before the cut; from 161 reviews (Very 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 Survivors out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess Survivors's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 878k–1.5M

best case 8.3M (Vampire Survivors)

The Action Roguelike genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 878k–1.5M copies

≈ $4.3M–$7.4M after Steam's cut

from ~36k reviews

Best case

≈ 6.3M–10.3M copies

Vampire Survivors · ≈ $8.7M–$23.4M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (8 of 8) and Bullet Hell (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Bullet Hell + Action Roguelike, priced around $10. The breakout hits carry Indie + Pixel Graphics + Dungeon Crawler; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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