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Dwarf Fortress Made $7.2 Million in January: 44 Times More Than in All of 2022

The release of the premium version of Dwarf Fortress on Steam has resulted in a transformative financial outcome for developers Bay 12 Games.

  • Bay 12 Games generated $7.23 million in revenue from Dwarf Fortress in January 2023, surpassing the studio's total cumulative earnings from 2007 to 2022.
  • The January 2023 monthly revenue was 44 times higher than the total revenue earned by the studio during the entire 2022 calendar year.
  • Following its December 6, 2022, Steam launch, the game sold 160,000 units in the first 24 hours and reached 500,000 units by the end of that year.
Game World ObserverFeb 2023