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Dwarf Fortress

Platforms

PC

Initial releaseAug. 8, 2006

Developers

Bay 12 Games

Genres

Indie
RPG
Simulation
Strategy
Strategy: Turn-Based Strategy

Publishers

Bay 12 Games

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Character portraits in Dwarf Fortress

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Dwarf Fortress creator toys with the idea of an Elf Fortress

"I don't think elves would hit the same way"

April 1, 2025Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

32 comments

A fortress as viewed in Adventure Mode in Dwarf Fortress.

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Dwarf Fortress Steam edition's Adventure Mode is out today

Featuring some lovely sounding tutorials

Jan. 23, 2025Nic Reuben

9 comments

A lord on horseback looks at a group of buildings in the distance, all from different PC games.

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The 20 best building games on PC

Fortify your game library

Aug. 6, 2024Nate Crowley

79 comments

A composite image of a gunslinger from Weird West, a mysterious hooded woman, and Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher, standing against he backdrop of a spacer settlement in The Outer Worlds

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The best RPGs on PC

From older classics to brand new trail-blazers

March 28, 2024Alice Bell

257 comments

A fortress as viewed in Adventure Mode in Dwarf Fortress.

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Dwarf Fortress's Adventure mode getting tutorials and more direction in the sandbox

Help for new demigods

Jan. 25, 2024Graham Smith

10 comments

A fortress as viewed in Adventure Mode in Dwarf Fortress.

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Dwarf Fortress's accessible Adventure mode will arrive in the Steam version in April 2024

The easiest way to play

Nov. 30, 2023Graham Smith

9 comments

Character portraits in Dwarf Fortress

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Kitfox and Bay 12 share plans for Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode update on Steam

From kobold portraits to minimaps and much more

Oct. 5, 2023Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

5 comments

Artwork for Genshin Impact, Multiversus and Halo Infinite for the best free games header

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The best free PC games

Put your wallet away

Aug. 11, 2023Rebecca Jones

34 comments

Reviews editor Rachel holds a microphone towards Tarn and Zach Adams, the creators of Dwarf Fortress

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RPS@PAX 2023: Tarn and Zach Adams chat to us about the runaway success of Dwarf Fortress' Steam release

Don't worry, we also asked about Zach's dog

April 11, 2023Liam Richardson

4 comments

Artwork for The Long Dark, Subnautica and Valheim for the RPS Bestest Best Reader Edition Survival Games list

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These are your 25 favourite survival games of all time

As voted for by the RPS readership

March 31, 2023Katharine Castle

57 comments

Dwarf Fortress's "cutest update" ever will add baby sprites for every living thing

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Dwarf Fortress's "cutest update" ever will add baby sprites for every living thing

Animals, dwarves and monsters

March 16, 2023Graham Smith

3 comments

A sprawling Dwarf Fortress, with many interconnected underground rooms

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Supporters only | I am so very afraid of playing Dwarf Fortress

Lack of squad goals

Feb. 17, 2023Alice Bell

14 comments

Some people stand around and some other people lie in pools of blood, rendered in topdown pixel art, in Dwarf Fortress.

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Dwarf Fortress's Steam release now has the excellent Arena mode

Fantasy battle royale simulator

Feb. 7, 2023Graham Smith

1 comment

Dwarf Fortress developers share earnings report after releasing on Steam

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Dwarf Fortress developers share earnings report after releasing on Steam

A 462x month-on-month increase in revenue

Feb. 2, 2023Graham Smith

12 comments

The scene of a bloody battle in Dwarf Fortress, with many dwarfs and animals lying in a large pool of blood

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Where does Dwarf Fortress stand after a decade defined by its own successors?

It was inevitable

Jan. 18, 2023Sin Vega

49 comments

Dwarf Fortress has sold half a million copies on Steam

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Dwarf Fortress has sold half a million copies on Steam

"That’s it! We win... and it’s your fault!"

Jan. 5, 2023Graham Smith

19 comments

Artwork from Frostpunk and Slime Rancher form our Best Management Games header

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The 20 best management games on PC

Avoid work with some relaxing simulated work

Jan. 1, 2023Graham Smith

38 comments

A sprawling Dwarf Fortress, with many interconnected underground rooms

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For the first time in history, a non-Adams brother is now working on Dwarf Fortress code

Also, an update now lets you swap back to ASCII

Dec. 23, 2022Matt Cox

16 comments

Dwarf Fortress review: the legendary colony sim gets a welcome facelift for Steam

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Dwarf Fortress review: the legendary colony sim gets a welcome facelift for Steam

High score or ho-hum?

Dec. 7, 2022Caelyn Ellis

35 comments

A screenshot from the Steam and itch.io version of Dwarf Fortress, launching December 6th, 2022.

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Dwarf Fortress is available on Steam right now

Play Bay 12 Games' magnum opus with overhauled visuals and mouse support

Dec. 6, 2022Rick Lane

27 comments

Dwarf Fortress will launch with Steam Workshop support next month

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Dwarf Fortress will launch with Steam Workshop support next month

I can't wait

Nov. 24, 2022Graham Smith

12 comments

A screenshot from the Steam and itch.io version of Dwarf Fortress, launching December 6th, 2022.

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Dwarf Fortress burrows onto Steam with its fancy new graphics in December

The original ASCII version will also remain as a free download

Nov. 1, 2022CJ Wheeler

11 comments

Notoriously difficult to learn fantasy construction sim Dwarf Fortress is getting a tutorial for its Steam version.

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Notoriously hard to learn Dwarf Fortress is getting a tutorial for the Steam version

I might play it now

Oct. 13, 2022CJ Wheeler

15 comments

A screenshot of Dwarf Fortress's Steam release, showing a weapon stockpile menu over a grassy surface-level fort.

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Latest Dwarf Fortress video highlights new art and menus by taking the bins out

Like the perfect fortmate

Aug. 11, 2022Graham Smith

5 comments

Inspecting dwarves and a fortress in a screenshot from the premium edition of Dwarf Fortress.

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Dwarf Fortress Steam edition video demonstrates convenience of seeing what's happening

The premium edition's graphics are so welcome!

Oct. 21, 2021Alice O'Connor

15 comments

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