How much revenue did Chess: The Lost Pieces make?

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

How many copies did Chess: The Lost Pieces sell?

Q: How many copies did Chess: The Lost Pieces sell?

528 to 858 copies, based on its 22 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 528–858; $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut; from 22 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 Chess: The Lost Pieces out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Chess: The Lost Pieces's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 3k–21k

best case 232k (Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate)

The Rogue-like genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. 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

≈ 3k–21k copies

≈ $9k–$79k after Steam's cut

from ~132 reviews

Best case

≈ 177k–287k copies

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate · ≈ $485k–$1.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 19 to 79 reviews in their first month.; Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set: Your set clusters on Rogue-like (8 of 8) and Chess (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Chess + Turn-Based Strategy, priced around $10.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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