Dwarf Fortress
The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created. The legendary Dwarf Fortress is now on Steam. Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world.
- Price:$29.99
- Release Date:12/6/2022
- Franchise:Kitfox Games
- Developer:Bay 12 Games
- Publisher:Kitfox Games
- Last Updated:9/18/2024
- Steam App Id:975370
Dwarf Fortress
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Dwarf Fortress has 494 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 85% lower than its previous all-time peak of 3,406 players achieved on 4/17/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Dwarf Fortress. It has received a total of 26,425 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 93 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Dwarf Fortress and its growth over time. It currently has 187,924 followers on its community page.
Dwarf Fortress Price
Dwarf Fortress costs $29.99 in the Steam store as of 9/18/2024. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Dwarves and Beavers, Jupiter Fortress, Procedural Peril Bundle, Best Patch Notes Bundle, Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack Edition, or Kitfox Hidden Gems Bundle which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Dwarf Fortress.
About Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress is a RPG, Simulation, Indie, and Strategy game developed by Bay 12 Games. On 12/6/2022, it was released on the Steam Store by Kitfox Games.
Players have rated Dwarf Fortress as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 26,425 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 25,136 positive reviews and 1,289 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating. Additionally, Dwarf Fortress has earned a metascore of 93 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Dwarf Fortress on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Dwarf Fortress supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Workshop
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Dwarf Fortress has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Base Building
- Survival
- Automation
- Strategy
- Indie
- Turn-Based Combat
- Dwarf
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- Tactical RPG
- 2D
- Building
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Economy
- Roguelike
- Management
- Crafting
- Difficult
- Procedural Generation
- Fantasy
- Sandbox
- Medieval
- Pixel Graphics
- RPG
- Simulation
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Dwarf Fortress and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Dwarf Fortress is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack 2 (Adventure) | Music | 4/18/2024 | View |
 | Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack (Fortress) | Music | 12/6/2022 | View |
Related Bundles
Dwarf Fortress is included in 6 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dwarves and Beavers | 2 | 2 | $49.48 | View |
 | Jupiter Fortress | 2 | 2 | $49.48 | View |
 | Procedural Peril Bundle | 3 | 3 | $40.48 | View |
 | Best Patch Notes Bundle | 2 | 2 | $43.18 | View |
 | Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack Edition | 3 | 3 | $44.97 | View |
 | Kitfox Hidden Gems Bundle | 11 | 11 | $35.67 | View |
Related Packages
Dwarf Fortress is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Fortress | $26.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Dwarf Fortress data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 18). Dwarf Fortress on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 18). Dwarf Fortress. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/975370
- Metacritic. (2024, September 18). Dwarf Fortress for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dwarf-fortress