Steam market intelligence
Passant: A Chess Roguelike
79% positive · 373 Steam reviews · released Aug 11, 2025 · by Marc Makes Games
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~12.3k
(P10–P90: 4.9k – 27.1k)
Gross revenue: ~$121k
(P10–P90: $48.4k – $266k)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Difficulty & balance62% positive · 34 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Rather watch grass…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics75% positive · 28 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Rather watch grass…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity68% positive · 25 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Rather watch grass…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removalPerformance & stability74% positive · 19 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Rather watch grass…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value76% positive · 17 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Rather watch grass…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removalControls & UI50% positive · 16 mentions
“I literally have been counting down the seconds to chess balatro. Love the concept and cannot wait to play more. The style is unique and the ui is straightforward and too the point. Plus the fact i can skip the tutorial saves me so much of…”
Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 0 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio81% positive · 16 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Rather watch grass…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removal304 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.