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Desktop Dungeons

QCF Design · 2023-04-18

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 07, 2013 (Linux), Q2 2016 (Android), May 28, 2015 (iOS), Nov 07, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 18, 2010 (Mac)

Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.

Desktop Dungeons is an Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG game released in 2023 priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 2360 reviews).

8
playing now
84%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Desktop Dungeons is a single-player roguelike-like puzzle video game developed and published by QCF Design. Released in November 2013, the game underwent a lengthy public beta phase, during which it was available to customers who pre-ordered the game. In the game, players navigate a dungeon filled with monsters before battling a final dungeon boss. The game has qualities of a puzzle as players must find the best methods to use items, spells, and upgrades to reach the final boss without losing too much of their character's health. Desktop Dungeons has been compared to a roguelike but with condensed gameplay. Desktop Dungeons received an award for Excellence in Design at the 2011 Independent Games Festival. The game is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. A video game remake titled Desktop Dungeons: Rewind was announced in 2022 and released April 18, 2023.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (30 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 28,838 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 47k–106k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,361 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2023-04-11) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1942026-09-15 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 11 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 19 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6338Nov 2013Aug 2026Nov 2013 — avg 438 · peak 1,260Mar 2014 — avg 58 · peak 122Jul 2014 — avg 51 · peak 96Nov 2014 — avg 34 · peak 92Mar 2015 — avg 30 · peak 64Jul 2015 — avg 35 · peak 67Nov 2015 — avg 26 · peak 46Mar 2016 — avg 31 · peak 68Jul 2016 — avg 53 · peak 112Nov 2016 — avg 27 · peak 58Mar 2017 — avg 22 · peak 45Jul 2017 — avg 38 · peak 83Nov 2017 — avg 28 · peak 51Mar 2018 — avg 25 · peak 46Jul 2018 — avg 24 · peak 51Nov 2018 — avg 21 · peak 39Mar 2019 — avg 18 · peak 30Jul 2019 — avg 16 · peak 33Nov 2019 — avg 16 · peak 30Mar 2020 — avg 16 · peak 32Jul 2020 — avg 19 · peak 33Nov 2020 — avg 17 · peak 34Mar 2021 — avg 12 · peak 24Jul 2021 — avg 15 · peak 27Nov 2021 — avg 13 · peak 27Mar 2022 — avg 10 · peak 21Jul 2022 — avg 12 · peak 23Nov 2022 — avg 11 · peak 23Mar 2023 — avg 12 · peak 24Jul 2023 — avg 62 · peak 162Nov 2023 — avg 25 · peak 42Mar 2024 — avg 20 · peak 38Jul 2024 — avg 18 · peak 46Nov 2024 — avg 13 · peak 27Mar 2025 — avg 12 · peak 25Jul 2025 — avg 12 · peak 23Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 60Mar 2026 — avg 10 · peak 21Jul 2026 — avg 8 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-04-22 — best price $14.992015-05-25 — best price $14.992015-09-12 — best price $14.992015-12-26 — best price $14.992016-05-11 — best price $7.492016-11-23 — best price $7.492017-01-26 — best price $14.992017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-11-01 — best price $14.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-05-10 — best price $7.492018-07-09 — best price $14.992018-11-15 — best price $7.492019-01-10 — best price $7.492019-05-23 — best price $14.992019-09-01 — best price $7.492019-11-26 — best price $7.492020-01-09 — best price $7.492020-01-17 — best price $7.492020-05-07 — best price $7.492020-09-10 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-04-30 — best price $7.492021-08-20 — best price $7.492021-10-28 — best price $7.492021-12-04 — best price $14.992022-02-02 — best price $14.992022-06-24 — best price $7.492022-12-22 — best price $7.492023-04-18 — best price $0.002023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-05-13 — best price $7.492024-08-15 — best price $7.492024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-05-29 — best price $7.492025-09-04 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2542026-06-01 — 12 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 14 pageviews2026-06-13 — 8 pageviews2026-06-17 — 16 pageviews2026-06-21 — 9 pageviews2026-06-25 — 9 pageviews2026-06-29 — 8 pageviews2026-07-03 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 17 pageviews2026-07-11 — 12 pageviews2026-07-15 — 9 pageviews2026-07-19 — 9 pageviews2026-07-23 — 15 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-31 — 9 pageviews2026-08-04 — 8 pageviews2026-08-08 — 8 pageviews2026-08-12 — 9 pageviews2026-08-16 — 12 pageviews2026-08-20 — 17 pageviews2026-08-24 — 5 pageviews2026-08-28 — 15 pageviews2026-09-01 — 9 pageviews2026-09-05 — 9 pageviews2026-09-09 — 17 pageviews2026-09-13 — 11 pageviews2026-09-17 — 12 pageviews2026-09-21 — 11 pageviews2026-09-25 — 14 pageviews2026-09-29 — 13 pageviews2026-10-03 — 18 pageviews2026-10-07 — 10 pageviews2026-10-11 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
53.5%
earned "Monster Masher"
10.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2013-11-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,9641%35

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGCasualComedyPuzzleFantasyAddictiveDifficultRogue-likeRogue-lite

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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