Steam market intelligence
Passant: A Chess Roguelike
80% positive · 366 Steam reviews · released Aug 11, 2025 · by Marc Makes Games
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~12,078
(P10–P90: 4,831 – 26,572)
Gross revenue: ~$118,748
($47,497 – $261,251)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Difficulty & balance64% positive · 33 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
Gameplay & 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
Content & 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
Performance & stability72% positive · 18 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
Price & 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
Controls & 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
Visuals & 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
300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
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.