How much revenue did Dwarf Tower make?

$4k–$11k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dwarf Tower sell?

Q: How many copies did Dwarf Tower sell?

15k to 24k copies, based on its 279 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 15k–24k; $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$16k before the cut; from 279 reviews (Mostly 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 Tower out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dwarf Tower's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 224k–901k

best case 985k (Dwarf Fortress)

The Turn-Based genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 224k–901k copies

≈ $2.0M–$9.7M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

Best case

≈ 751k–1.2M copies

Dwarf Fortress · ≈ $6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based (4 of 8) and Fantasy (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dwarf + Colony Sim, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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