Dwarf Fortress has actually topped 800,000 sales on Steam in simply over a year.
That’s according to designers Tarn and Zach Adams, who shared the most recent sales turning point with PC Gamer throughout a current interview.
Dwarf Fortress formally introduced on Steam in December 2022 after investing over a years in production and early gain access to. Publisher Kitfox verified the title collected over 160,000 sales within 24 hours of launch. Since February 6, 2023, it had actually topped 600,000 sales.
At the time, Kitfox co-founder Tanya Short stated Dwarf Fortress had actually provided “great success,” with the title’s efficiency creating over $7 million in income for designer Bay 12.
Kitfox likewise broke down the title’s sales trajectory throughout the 2 months following its complete launch and showed it enormously over-performed.
Dwarf Fortress blasted by sales forecasts
“Before launch, a financial expert utilized historic Kitfox Games sales information to forecast that, if Dwarf Fortress followed our typical patterns, it would offer around 160,000 copies in the very first 2 months,” composed Short. “Instead, we offered that numerous in the very first 24 hours.”
1 million sales now seems like something of a forgone conclusion– the Adams siblings informed PC Gamer that Dwarf Fortress has actually been wishlisted by that numerous Steam users– however there’s a sense that Bay 12 is figured out to remain grounded.
“I didn’t in fact consider [hitting a million sales],” stated Tarn Adams, talking to PCG. “Because you’re like, ‘when is that going to take place?'”
Rather, Bay 12 is concentrated on supporting the title with the addition of an Adventure Mode that will bring brand-new mechanics to the premium release. And if that upgrade takes place to press Dwarf Fortress past the 1 million mark? Perhaps there’ll be a little affair. “There’s most likely going to be a little celebration,” continued Tarn. “Probably a journey to someplace unique,” included Zach.
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