
Dwarf Fortress
by Bay 12 Games
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Indie
84
Excellent
PCmacOSLinux
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Indie
84
Excellent
About
- Publisher
- Bay 12 Games
- Engine
- OpenGL
- Modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Fantasy, Survival, Stealth, Sandbox, Open world, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Text
Videos
3 videos
Screenshots
Artworks

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