How much revenue did Dwarf Fortress make?

An estimated 6.2M to 16.6M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dwarf Fortress sell?

Q: How many copies did Dwarf Fortress sell?

An estimated 750k to 1.2M copies, based on its 31k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 750k–1.2M; $6.2M–$16.6M net $11.2M–$25.6M gross; from 31k 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 Dwarf Fortress out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dwarf Fortress's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 42k–101k

best case 1.2M (Craft The World)

The Colony Sim lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 56k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game

≈ 56k copies

≈ $436k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.2M copies

Craft The World · ≈ $8.5M after Steam's cut

from 17k 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 Dwarf + Colony Sim, priced around $19.
The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, 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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