Dwarf Fortress

8.6

•2022•

Rating Pending

Platforms

PC
Dec 06, 2022
8.6
playscore
9.1
7 Critics
9.0
19.9K Players

7 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

GameSpew
9.0
Dwarf Fortress is, initially, a little daunting. Not because it’s inaccessible, but because you just know that it’s going to turn into a real time-sink.
Chris McMullen · Jan 03, 2023
Reviewed on PC
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IGN
10
Infinitely explorable in its complexity and equally as rewarding in the depth you’ll find there, this is the quintessential world simulation and building management game. Until now its magnificent worlds have been obscured behind inaccessible ASCII art and a difficult interface that only a dedicated few were able to appreciate.
Jon Bolding · Dec 08, 2022
Reviewed on PC
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PC Gamer
8.4
As ever, Dwarf Fortress is a game you have to meet more than halfway. It requires a voluntary buy-in: a willingness to teach yourself its rules, to take the abstract details of its generated worldbuilding and craft your own mythology.
Lincoln Carpenter · Dec 05, 2022
Reviewed on PC
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Twinfinite
9.0
Dwarf Fortress is a hobby more than a game at its highest levels. It’s something that has enough depth and complexity to devote a small part of your life if you want. Its community is devoted and their command over the mechanics of Dwarf Fortress allows them to do incredible things with this game.
Ross Lombardo · Dec 05, 2022
Reviewed on PC
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Game Reactor
9.0
Dwarf Fortress aims to simulate all aspects of life, and for the most part it succeeds fantastically at this. Despite a significantly (officially) improved user interface, it can get a little too menu-heavy. The game's user interface and signalling of important information to you could also be improved slightly.
Patrik Severin · Dec 25, 2022
Reviewed on PC
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GameStar.de
9.1
Eine wahrlich meisterhafte Fantasy-Simulation, die jeder Aufbauspiel-Fan trotz hoher Einstiegshürden erlebt haben sollte.
André Baumgartner · Dec 13, 2022
Reviewed on PC
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Multiplayer.it
9.5
Dwarf Fortress è un gioco difficilissimo, spigoloso, ma è anche un'esperienza imprescindibile, una vera e propria celebrazione delle potenzialità nascoste del medium videoludico, che non troverete in nessun altro gioco. Per questo non esitiamo a definirlo un'opera fondamentale, da non lasciare solo al MoMA, ma da provare a giocare con convinzione almeno una volta nella vita.
Simone Tagliaferri · Dec 05, 2022
Reviewed on PC
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