How much revenue did Dustforce DX make?

$341k–$917k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dustforce DX sell?

Q: How many copies did Dustforce DX sell?

124k to 202k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 124k–202k; $341k–$917k after Steam's cut $620k–$1.4M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Very 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 Dustforce DX out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dustforce DX's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 698k–3.5M

best case 42.5M (Geometry Dash)

The Platformer genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 698k–3.5M copies

≈ $5.3M–$23.2M after Steam's cut

from ~42k reviews

Best case

≈ 32.4M–52.6M copies

Geometry Dash · ≈ $44.4M–$119.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Platformer (6 of 8) and 2D Platformer (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Music + Level Editor, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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