How much revenue did CHAQS make?

$3k–$9k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did CHAQS sell?

Q: How many copies did CHAQS sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 52 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$14k before the cut; from 52 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 CHAQS out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including CHAQS's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 938k–2.1M

best case 5.2M (Watch_Dogs® 2)

The Hacking 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

≈ 938k–2.1M copies

≈ $2.7M–$19.6M after Steam's cut

from ~25k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.9M–6.4M copies

Watch_Dogs® 2 · ≈ $54.1M–$145.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hacking (5 of 8) and Puzzle (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Open World + Hacking, priced around $50.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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