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It's finally happened, Dwarf Fortress, the dazzlingly complex colony sim that was free for almost 20 years before becoming a massive hit on Steam, has sold 1 million copies since it tunnelled onto the platform.
Publisher Kitfox Games shared the news on Bluesky. "We've reached an exciting milestone: Dwarf Fortress surpassed 1,000,000 sales on Steam," it wrote. "Each copy brings countless dwarves, fortresses, and unique worlds to life. Thank you to everyone who’s supported us!"
Given Dwarf Fortress' trajectory, this isn't enormously surprising. Dwarf Fortress approached half a million copies sold just two months after launching on Steam in late 2022. The Steam version's UI overhaul and replacement of the original ASCII art with hand-drawn tiles proved hugely popular with fans of the game, quickly making creators Tarn and Zach Adams millionaires (so naturally, they splashed out on a Honda Civic).
That figure had risen to 800,000 copies by this time last year, as Bay 12 Games geared up for the launch of the adventure mode update. There were rumblings that the update would push Dwarf Fortress past the million mark then, and less than three months on since the update landed, this notion was proved correct.
Dwarf Fortress sells 1 million copies on Steam, so now Bay 12 Games can afford that 'little party' it planned
But the work continues.
