How much revenue did Dwarf Fortress make?

$6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dwarf Fortress sell?

Q: How many copies did Dwarf Fortress sell?

751k to 1.2M copies, based on its 31k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 751k–1.2M; $6.2M–$16.6M after Steam's cut $11.3M–$25.6M before the cut; from 31k 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 Dwarf Fortress out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dwarf Fortress's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 42k–101k

best case 1.2M (Craft The World)

The Colony Sim genre

6 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

≈ 42k–101k copies

≈ $250k–$660k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 884k–1.4M copies

Craft The World · ≈ $4.6M–$12.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Colony Sim (5 of 8) and Dwarf (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Dwarf + Colony Sim, priced around $19.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Craft The World 2014	Est. copies ≈ 884k–1.4M 10x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $4.6M–$12.4M after Steam's cut $8.4M–$19.1M before the cut	$18.99	17k reviews Very Positive	DwarfColony Sim
Diggles: The Myth of Fenris 2020	Est. copies ≈ 17k–28k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $47k–$127k after Steam's cut $86k–$196k before the cut	$9.99	653 reviews Very Positive	StrategyAdventure
Mountaincore 2025	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	262 reviews Mixed	StrategySimulation
Noble Fates 2021	Est. copies ≈ 37k–60k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $252k–$678k after Steam's cut $458k–$1.0M before the cut	$24.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessColony Sim
Regions Of Ruin 2018	Est. copies ≈ 141k–229k 2.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $464k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $843k–$1.9M before the cut	$11.99	5k reviews Very Positive	RPGAdventure
Dwarfs!? 2011	Est. copies ≈ 56k–91k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $154k–$415k after Steam's cut $281k–$638k before the cut	$9.99	1k reviews Mostly Positive	DwarfColony Sim
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KeeperRL 2024	Est. copies ≈ 43k–70k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $237k–$638k after Steam's cut $432k–$982k before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	UndergroundSimulation