How much revenue did Dungeon Defenders make?

$4.1M–$10.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dungeon Defenders sell?

Q: How many copies did Dungeon Defenders sell?

985k to 1.6M copies, based on its 19k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 985k–1.6M; $4.1M–$10.9M after Steam's cut $7.4M–$16.8M before the cut; from 19k 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 Dungeon Defenders out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dungeon Defenders's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 22.4M–36.5M

best case 37.9M (Black Myth: Wukong)

The Open World 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

≈ 22.4M–36.5M copies

≈ $219.1M–$684.2M after Steam's cut

from ~502k reviews

Best case

≈ 28.9M–46.9M copies

Black Myth: Wukong · ≈ $476.4M–$1280.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Open World (5 of 8) and Third Person (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mythology + Action RPG, priced around $60.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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