How much revenue did Desktop Dungeons make?

An estimated 233k to 625k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Desktop Dungeons sell?

Q: How many copies did Desktop Dungeons sell?

An estimated 56k to 92k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 56k–92k; $233k–$625k net $423k–$962k gross; from 2k reviews (Very 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 Desktop Dungeons out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Desktop Dungeons's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–1.7M

best case 8.2M (Slay the Spire)

The Strategy lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.3M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.3M copies

≈ $11.7M after Steam's cut

from ~30k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.2M copies

Slay the Spire · ≈ $78.8M after Steam's cut

from 216k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

5 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 3 are breakout hits far above it.

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 Rogue-like, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Roguelike Deckbuilder + Deckbuilding + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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