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:1/18/2025
- 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 770 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 77% lower than its previous all-time peak of 3,406 players achieved on 4/17/2024.
Dwarf Fortress Review
Dwarf Fortress has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 95 / 100. This score is calculated from 27,518 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Overwhelmingly Positive rating. These are split between 26,163 positive reviews, 1,355 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Dwarf Fortress has earned a metascore of 93 on Metacritic.
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Dwarf Fortress Price
Dwarf Fortress costs $29.99 in the Steam store as of 1/18/2025. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Legendary Roguelikes, Dwarves and Beavers, Jupiter Fortress, Procedural Peril Bundle, Best Patch Notes Bundle, Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack Edition, Fortress Friends, or Kitfox Hidden Gems Bundle which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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Dwarf Fortress DLC
Dwarf Fortress has 2 related apps available for download from 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 |
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.
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 functionality 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:
- Tactical RPG
- Exploration
- Building
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Economy
- Procedural Generation
- Fantasy
- Sandbox
- Base Building
- Resource Management
- Open World
- Strategy
- Indie
- Dwarf
- Moddable
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Roguelike
- Management
- Crafting
- Difficult
- Medieval
- Pixel Graphics
- RPG
- Simulation
- Survival
- Automation
- Turn-Based Combat
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
Dwarf Fortress is included in 8 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Legendary Roguelikes | 3 | 3 | $50.82 | View |
 | Dwarves and Beavers | 2 | 2 | $43.63 | View |
 | Jupiter Fortress | 2 | 2 | $49.48 | View |
 | Procedural Peril Bundle | 3 | 3 | $24.28 | View |
 | Best Patch Notes Bundle | 2 | 2 | $53.98 | View |
 | Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack Edition | 3 | 3 | $44.97 | View |
 | Fortress Friends | 2 | 2 | $38.46 | View |
 | Kitfox Hidden Gems Bundle | 11 | 11 | $59.46 | View |
Related Packages
Dwarf Fortress is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Fortress | $26.99 | View |
More Steam Charts
Track historical trends for Dwarf Fortress community hub members and its growth over time. It currently has 190,458 followers in its community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Dwarf Fortress data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 18). Dwarf Fortress on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 18). Dwarf Fortress. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/975370
- Metacritic. (2025, January 18). Dwarf Fortress for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dwarf-fortress