How much revenue did Desktop Dungeons make?

$242k–$650k 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?

59k to 95k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 59k–95k; $242k–$650k after Steam's cut $439k–$1000k before Steam's cut; from 2k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Desktop Dungeons and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Desktop Dungeons's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.2M–1.7M

best case 8.3M (Slay the Spire)

Games like Desktop Dungeons

A typical game among these

≈ 1.2M–1.7M copies

≈ $6.0M–$13.5M after Steam's cut

from ~30k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: Slay the Spire at ≈ 6.3M–10.3M copies, ≈ $43.5M–$116.9M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rogue-like (6 of 8) and Turn-Based (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Rogue-like, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Roguelike Deckbuilder + Deckbuilding + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2014 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Darkest Dungeon® 2016	Est. copies ≈ 6.8M–11.0M 5.4x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $46.5M–$125.1M after Steam's cut $84.6M–$192.5M before Steam's cut	$24.99	163k reviews Very Positive	Turn-Based CombatDark Fantasy
Stoneshard 2020	Est. copies ≈ 886k–1.4M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $6.1M–$16.4M after Steam's cut $11.1M–$25.2M before Steam's cut	$24.99	36k reviews Mostly Positive	RPGRogue-like
For The King 2018	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $7.3M–$19.7M after Steam's cut $13.3M–$30.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	44k reviews Very Positive	RPGOnline Co-Op
Slay the Spire 2019	Est. copies ≈ 6.3M–10.3M 7.3x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $43.5M–$116.9M after Steam's cut $79.0M–$179.8M before Steam's cut	$24.99	220k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Roguelike DeckbuilderCard Game
Into the Breach 2018	Est. copies ≈ 682k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.8M–$7.6M after Steam's cut $5.1M–$11.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	22k reviews Very Positive	StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
Balatro 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5.0M–8.1M 6.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $20.5M–$55.0M after Steam's cut $37.2M–$84.7M before Steam's cut	$14.99	200k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Card GameRoguelike Deckbuilder
Battle Brothers 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.0M–1.6M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $8.3M–$22.2M after Steam's cut $15.0M–$34.1M before Steam's cut	$29.99	29k reviews Very Positive	StrategyRPG
100% Orange Juice 2014	Est. copies ≈ 1.7M–2.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.3M–$8.8M after Steam's cut $5.9M–$13.5M before Steam's cut	$6.99	30k reviews Very Positive	AnimeBoard Game