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Dwarf Fortress

Bay 12 Games · Kitfox Games

Released Dec 6, 2022 · Windows, Linux · Indie, Simulation, Strategy · Metacritic 91

Art style Pixel art

Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

5 elements · 4 screen types covered · Steam page

Dwarf Fortress - Fortress HUD under siege: status bar, Stocks readout and toolbars Dwarf Fortress - Targeted attack: choose a body part, rated in prose Dwarf Fortress - Character creation: attributes and skills bought as prose tiers Dwarf Fortress - Inventory: every possession named by its material, worn location tracked Dwarf Fortress - World generation: the abridged chronicle of a generated world
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Fortress HUD under siege: status bar, Stocks readout and toolbars · HUD & Gameplay UI

UI at a glance: the patterns that recur across this game's screens are action list (2).

HUD & Gameplay UI

Dwarf Fortress - Fortress HUD under siege: status bar, Stocks readout and toolbars

Battle / Tactics

Dwarf Fortress - Targeted attack: choose a body part, rated in prose

Character / Unit Detail

Dwarf Fortress - Character creation: attributes and skills bought as prose tiers Dwarf Fortress - Inventory: every possession named by its material, worn location tracked

Encyclopedia / Codex

Dwarf Fortress - World generation: the abridged chronicle of a generated world

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