Features
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License:
Free
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Editor's Rating:
Not rated
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
2,239
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 98+, 512MB RAM, 100MB disk space
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
August 29, 2008
Publisher's description of Dwarf Fortress
From Tarn Adams:Welcome to Dwarf Fortress. Prepare to guide your stout charges to fortune in a world fraught with many perils. You'll begin by creating your world and watching an animation of the region's history. Once this process is completed, you can prepare a group of dwarves and send them out to seek wealth deep in the mountains. As you dig deeper and more dwarves take up residence in your outpost, your doings will attract attention, both wanted and unwanted. Deal with challenges as they arise, and you might one day find that your fortress has grown to become the capital of the kingdom.
Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world. The world is randomly generated with distinct civilizations spanning over 1000 years of detailed history, dozens of towns, hundreds of caves and regions with various wildlife. The world persists as long as you like, over many games, recording historical events and tracking changes. Command your dwarves as they search for wealth in the mountain. Defend yourself against attacks from hostile civilizations, the wilderness and the depths. Support the nobility as they make demands of your populace. Keep your dwarves happy and read their thoughts as they work and relax. Play an adventurer and explore, quest for glory or seek vengeance. Meet adversaries from previous games. Recruit people in towns to come with you on your journey. Explore without cumbersome plot restrictions. Seamlessly wander the world -- up to 197376 x 197376 squares total--or travel more rapidly on the region map. Accept quests from the town and civilization leaders. Retire and meet your old characters. Bring them along on an adventure with a new character or reactivate them and play directly.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.4 stars out of 5 votes
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Version: Dwarf Fortress 0.28.181.40c
"Steep learning curve, ASCII graphics, astonishing depth"
Pros: Amazing complexity. See Bottom-line summary.
Demands imagination. The low graphics practically require active imagination of dwarven lifestyles, activities, and combat.
Customization. With a bit of research, you can modify almost anything.Cons: Learning curve like a cliff face. This game takes quite some time to get used to, especially without a complex instruction novel.
ASCII interface. The lack of graphics will turn many people away.
Tantrum spirals. Most common method of fortress doomSummary: Keep in mind that this is an Alpha release. This project has been in development since 2002 by a single person, and was purely 2D as recently as 2007.
This game is a giant sandbox, with the tools necessary to create absolutely magnificent... read more >> -
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Dwarf Fortress 0.28.181.40c
Pros: this is one of the great indie games ive ever played. it might be a little duanting at first but whats you get used to it you'll see why. those other reviewers are dumb to think this is a bad game. id like to see them make a better game.
Cons: very steep learning curve.
no sleep tonight!
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Dwarf Fortress 0.28.181.40c
"Try eh? do yourself a favor."
Pros: God. I wouldn't know where to begin.
brilliant
insanely clever
Dedicated
I made a freaking trap that drops magma onto enemies and encases them in cooling rock for god's sake!Cons: hard to get into and to understand but by god once you do you are hooked.
Summary: don't fool yourself into monotony by being only willing to try big name titles like Ubisoft's "fetch quest 12" or Bungiees "repetitive boring shootout 3." at least try the game before condemning it and then when you hit the problem that you can't un... read more >>
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Dwarf Fortress 0.28.181.40c
Pros: i found none
Cons: Great game, if it came out in 1980.Took an hour to remove all the installation, too. Run from this game!!!!
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1 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Dwarf Fortress 0.28.181.40c
Pros: None at all.
Cons: super long into, horrible graphics, this game looks like its been made by a 3yr old.
Summary: Just don't download it! believe me it will be the worst game you have ever played.
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