How much revenue did DwarfCorp make?

An estimated 4k to 11k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did DwarfCorp sell?

Q: How many copies did DwarfCorp sell?

An estimated 5k to 8k copies, based on its 175 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $4k–$11k net $8k–$17k gross; from 175 reviews (Mixed)

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 DwarfCorp out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DwarfCorp's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 61k–155k

best case 984k (Dwarf Fortress)

The Colony Sim lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 86k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 86k copies

≈ $465k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 984k copies

Dwarf Fortress · ≈ $11.4M after Steam's cut

from 31k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 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 Dwarf + Colony Sim, priced around $24.
The breakout hits carry Dwarf + Sandbox + Colony Sim; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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