How much revenue did Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) make?

An estimated 751k to 2.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) sell?

Q: How many copies did Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) sell?

An estimated 182k to 296k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 182k–296k; $751k–$2.0M net $1.4M–$3.1M gross; from 4k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–25k

best case 72k (Prime World: Defenders)

The Tower Defense lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 14k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 14k copies

≈ $96k after Steam's cut

from ~358 reviews

Best case

≈ 72k copies

Prime World: Defenders · ≈ $277k after Steam's cut

from 1k reviews

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Strategy, priced around $10.
The games you compared span 2013 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Gold ($250k–$1M). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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