Dwarf Fortress overview

Overview

Dwarf Fortress comes from Bay 12 Games and is published by Kitfox Games. It arrived on Steam on Dec 6, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Workshop, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dwarf Fortress's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 426 players at 22 September 2026 - 07:56:16 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,857. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 31,481 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dwarf Fortress is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dwarf Fortress has sold up to 944,000 units and has 29,316 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $22,100,000. On Twitch, 5 streamers are live with around 73 total watchers.

Dwarf Fortress overview details

Dwarf Fortress combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Prepare for the deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that has ever been created. Not just generated geometry -- a whole simulated world. Generated rise and fall of civilizations, personalities, creatures, cultures, etc. Infinite hours of gameplay. Now with beautiful pixel graphics! Learn the basics with in-game tutorials A lifetime “living” project - created/updated since 2003, with no end in sight Generate your unique world and manage a bustling colony of dwarves, even as they probably mine towards their eventual demise. A new endless hobby, just for you! The legendary Dwarf Fortress is now on Steam! Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive, despite threats of starvation, dragons, and madness. In this complex construction/management/roguelike simulation, every generated world brings a unique challenge, whether it’s dwarves with their own simulated personalities or aquifers. Observe what makes your civilization fall into eventual decline, and learn for next time… until something else inevitably goes wrong. The combat model includes skills, body parts, material properties, aimed attacks, wrestling, pain, nausea, various poison effects, and much more. It’s difficult to convey the depth of the generation. Hundreds of animals and monsters, many of which are randomly created for each world, as well as generated poetry, musical forms, instruments, and dances for your dwarves to practice and perform. A dynamic weather model tracks wind, humidity, and air masses to create fronts, clouds, storms, and blizzards. Over two hundred rock and mineral types…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dwarf Fortress is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Workshop, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 426 players at 22 September 2026 - 07:56:16 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,857, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview tags

DwarfColony SimStrategySimulationBase-BuildingCity BuilderSandboxManagementBuildingSurvivalRogue-likeOpen WorldProcedural GenerationResource ManagementFantasy

Content descriptors

Dwarf Fortress contains textual descriptions of violence, and static 2D sprites that may have violent ends. Alcohol consumption is required for a dwarven fortress to run smoothly, as described in text. Dwarves can experience mental anguish, and in extreme cases this can lead to them taking their own lives or the lives of others.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.