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

$752k–$2.0M 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?

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; $752k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before the cut; 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.

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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 genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 1k–25k copies

≈ $4k–$163k after Steam's cut

from ~358 reviews

Best case

≈ 55k–89k copies

Prime World: Defenders · ≈ $150k–$404k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tower Defense (7 of 8) and Tactical RPG (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Card Game, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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