Dwarf Fortress

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Based on 114 ratings

8.7

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Score Breakdown Based on 114 ratings

1. 10 (66)
2. 9 (26)
3. 8 (7)
4. 7 (3)
5. 6 (3)
6. 5 (2)
7. 4 (3)
8. 3 (0)
9. 2 (1)
10. 1 (3)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:9

  Attention: Nerds, Fantasy lovers, Castle building fans, Dwarf enthusiasts, Game programmers, and Roguelike game fans.

  By ITDigges | Review Date: Dec 31, 2009 | PC

  Dwarf Fortress (Chapter II - Slave to Amok: God of Blood) is so horrendously in depth it's nearing insanity. Everything from the dynamic flow of water in the moats to several dozen types of ore, gems, and utility stone i... Read Full Review

  4 of 4 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Dwarf Fortress

• Rating:6

  A game for programmers, designed by programmers and sleeps with nothing but programmers

  By Rotondi | Review Date: Dec 26, 2012 | PC

  Some people just know how to code. They see everything in code. They see through the most impressive bells and whistles of the greatest of graphics engines and just see the mass of code that went into making those jugs... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:4

  So complex your brain hurts just looking at it.

  By itisnotlogical | Review Date: Jun 22, 2012 | PC

  The first thing you must know about Dwarf Fortress is that it's difficult. It's not difficult like Nethack or other roguelikes, where careful attention to detail and some practice will win the day; nor is it difficult li... Read Full Review

  1 of 5 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.5

  Losing is fun!

  By madmenno | Review Date: Jan 28, 2012 | PC

  Overview: If you like city and empire builders and did not play DF yet your missing out on some of the best games you ever played. Literally anything is possible while building a fortress. The destiny of your dwarves ... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.5

  If you can look past the rough, rocky outside of Dwarf Fortress, you'll find a beautiful gem of gameplay.

  By Arendos | Review Date: Jan 03, 2012 | PC

  Dwarf Fortress is a game about dwarfs, fortresses, and building. It also involves a surprising amount of losing. With that in mind, let's start from the beginning. Cited as main inspiration for Minecraft, Dwarf Fortre... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.5

  A lot of FUN

  By Alph4Numb3r | Review Date: Dec 21, 2011 | PC

  Dwarf Fortress is one of those games that most people expect to find in a nerd's arsenal. Truth is, anyone can play it, with varying degrees of Fun. Graphics -- Wait, what graphics? Yes, the graphics are.. disappoint... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  The good: You can do anything you want.The bad: The learning curve is basically a cliff...with magma at the bottom

  By KommunistKaak | Review Date: Aug 30, 2011 | PC

  How can one describe Dwarf Fortress? This is a computer game. All the programing is of the highest quality. It is decorated with ASCII "graphics" and menaces with spikes of certain catastrophe... and !!magma!! lots and l... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.5

  A unique game,that will occupy you for hours.

  By LordCronog | Review Date: Aug 05, 2011 | PC

  Basically in Dwarf fortress you are given control over a group of dwarves, with the task of building a new home that can sustain them. But this is easier said than done, dwarf fortress has a very steep learning curve th... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  Quite simply, my favourite indie game of all time.

  By MadJax | Review Date: Jul 21, 2011 | PC

  I've played a LOT of games in my lifetime (26+ years) from the old ZX81 (Appropriate seeing as how, graphically, it's similar to titles from that generation) to the latest bells and whistles dull as nails brown and grey ... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9

  Mix of rogue-like, city-builder, tower defense and management training. Lots of features, but be prepared for text mode.

  By lcf80 | Review Date: Jul 19, 2011 | PC

  First contact is something like "So many options, how to play this thing? How can I move those dwarves?". You control your dwarves by giving them tasks. Where to dig, what to produce, set training schedules for your m... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:9.5

  Redefining "complex", sandbox gaming at its best.

  By Canek | Review Date: Jun 06, 2011 | PC

  Think of Lord of the ring's Moria Mines. Durin's realm, the most awe-inspiring halls of all the dwarves' kingdoms. "Soon, Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the Dwarves! Roaring fires, malt beer, rip... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

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