How much revenue did Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition make?

$49k–$132k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition sell?

Q: How many copies did Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition sell?

11k to 18k copies, based on its 280 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–18k; $49k–$132k after Steam's cut $90k–$204k before the cut; from 280 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 Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 28k–76k

best case 4.5M (Tabletop Simulator)

The Chess genre

4 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

≈ 28k–76k copies

≈ $17k–$196k after Steam's cut

from ~897 reviews

Best case

≈ 3.4M–5.6M copies

Tabletop Simulator · ≈ $18.8M–$50.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Chess (4 of 8) and Simulation (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tabletop + Board Game, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Sandbox + Trading Card Game + Card Game; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. 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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