Chess for idiots sales estimate

Chess for idiots is a casual game by Polish Hacker, released on Steam on February 1, 2024 as a free game. It has 1,592 Steam reviews (Very Positive, 93% positive). Markan estimates it has between 32k and 88k players on Steam.

Estimated lifetime sales and revenue

	Low	Medium	High
Players	31,840	60,496	87,560

Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.

Steam facts

Developer	Polish Hacker
Publisher	Polish Hacker
Release date	February 1, 2024
Price	Free
Reviews	1,592 · Very Positive · 93% positive
Genres	Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms	Windows
Links	Steam store page · Website

4 Player LocalAbstractBoard GameCasualComedyDark HumorEarly AccessFunnyLogicMemesMinimalistMultiplayerParodyPhysicsPvPRelaxingSatireStrategySurrealTurn-Based Strategy

The first intellectually non-discriminatory chess variant. Instead of thinking, just move your pieces in one of the many absurd ways!From the Steam store page

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