BlackChain

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BlackChain

Short description

A classic single-player RTS set in a Solar System ruled by megacorporations. Journey from Mars all the way to Planet 9 and uncover the secrets of the BlackChain.

Developer
Borington
Publisher
Borington
Release
Wed, Mar 17, 2021
Price
$4.99
Reviews
109
Positive
85%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Features
Multi-player, Includes level editor
Tags
RTS Base-Building Sci-fi Strategy Singleplayer Space Old School Action RTS Mars War 3D Futuristic Science Combat Artificial Intelligence Building Isometric Top-Down Resource Management Indie
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$23ksomewhere between $10k and $42k · roughly 2K–9K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $4.78, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $4.99 launch price. That is 4% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

2 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$23k → ~$23k
Reviews 109 → 109
Positive reviews 85.3% → 85.3%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 130 further data points reach back to Mar 1, 2021 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $2.49 on Oct 25, 2021.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around BlackChain is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? RTS + Base-Building + Sci-fi

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