Steam market intelligence
Gnomes
95% positive · 1,781 Steam reviews · released Apr 4, 2025 · by DYSTOPIAN
Tower DefenseTurn-BasedRogue-likeProcedural GenerationFarming SimDwarfEconomySurvival
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~67,589
(P10–P90: 27,036 – 148,696)
Gross revenue: ~$553,676
($221,474 – $1,218,088)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 91% positive across 64 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).
Content & longevity94% positive · 36 mentions
“Pretty fun game but do not expect to 100% it. Very sweaty endgame. Going cross-eyed from planting 10,000 cactuses and then still not beating the level is what it looks like. Edit: Since this review is getting more attention I feel like I…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 40 h played
Visuals & audio92% positive · 26 mentions
“Gnomes is one of those games where it feels incomplete and needs some rebalancing and reworking, but I like the aesthetic and general vibe, and when I look at my hours and how much I paid for it, I definitely got my money's worth. In that…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 20 h played
Gameplay & mechanics85% positive · 26 mentions
“Gnomes is one of those games where it feels incomplete and needs some rebalancing and reworking, but I like the aesthetic and general vibe, and when I look at my hours and how much I paid for it, I definitely got my money's worth. In that…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 20 h played
Price & value96% positive · 26 mentions
“Pretty fun game but do not expect to 100% it. Very sweaty endgame. Going cross-eyed from planting 10,000 cactuses and then still not beating the level is what it looks like. Edit: Since this review is getting more attention I feel like I…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 40 h played
Difficulty & balance78% positive · 18 mentions
“Gnomes is one of those games where it feels incomplete and needs some rebalancing and reworking, but I like the aesthetic and general vibe, and when I look at my hours and how much I paid for it, I definitely got my money's worth. In that…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 20 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Art style
Pixel art
Structure
Procedural
Mood & themes
AtmosphericDark
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.