New indie hit: DREADMOOR earned over a million dollars at launch
On November 9, 2026, Dream Dock Games launched DREADMOOR into early access — an adventure game about fishing in a flooded post-apocalyptic world. A few days later, the company's CEO and co-founder, Rostislav Fedorov, posted on LinkedIn about the game’s initial achievements.
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The key detail in Fedorov's post is that DREADMOOR has already surpassed one million dollars in revenue. Most likely, this refers to gross revenue rather than net income, but it's still an impressive figure for a start.
Let's briefly recall the game's development costs. A year and a half ago, in a conversation with App2Top, Fedorov estimated that creating DREADMOOR might cost Dream Dock Games at least 700 thousand dollars. The final production budget for DREADMOOR is unknown. In any case, without official confirmation, it’s too early to discuss profitability, and it’s important to remember that part of DREADMOOR's revenue went to the game's publisher, Digital Vortex Entertainment.
Fedorov did not disclose DREADMOOR's sales on LinkedIn but shared figures on the unconverted wishlists. According to him, the adventure game is currently on the wishlists of more than 900,000 people worldwide.
Players who have purchased DREADMOOR speak highly of the game. At the time of writing, it holds a "very positive" rating on Steam (80%) based on 1,100 reviews. Regarding online presence, it peaked at 5,144 concurrent players.
The full release date of DREADMOOR has not been announced yet, but it is expected to reach that milestone within the year.