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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.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
46 months, December 2022 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 423 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
13 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 295 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Dwarf Fortress was released on Dec 6, 2022.
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.
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Hey Urists, We're back and celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dwarf Fortress this week with a special show, Myth & Magic at and music updates and a patch. While Myth & Magic work is very much underway, we also have patch 53.16 today which…
Not AlexHey Urists! August 8th marks the 20th anniversary of classic Dwarf Fortress and we've put together an exciting show to celebrate the occasion. Join Tarn and Zach as they play the first ever build of the game from 2006 and reminisce about…
Not AlexHey Urists! The dino update is live now adding 100 extinct creatures to the game. All sprites and portraits are created by Dwarf Fortress artist Guido/Neoriceisgood. We hope you enjoy this update as we continue with development on the Magic…
Not AlexWe're back and excited to announce that the Dino Update will be arriving June 25th! Featuring: 100 dinos and extinct creatures, including baby and dinomen versions Dinos can be used for war, as a pet or as food 5 new settings to adjust how…
Not AlexPatch Notes 53.14: This small patch fixes a crash to do with the changes to announcements from last time.
Patch notesHey Urists, We’ve got another patch/community news hybrid post today! There’s lots on the go right now as we prepare for a packed summer of news and updates. The artists are finishing up dinos and continuing with the art for the Myth and…
Not AlexHey everyone, We’ve got a jam-packed update today with a big quality of life patch along with a new Tarn Time video with news about Magic (the update), Magic (the cards) and another surprise! You’ll just have to watch and find out…. Patch…
Not AlexHey Urists, Alexandra here with with today’s patch and a bunch of community news! We've got an AMA on r/dwarffortress, some support for creating your own Dwarf Fortress gatherings and some cool stuff from the community. But first, patch…
Not AlexThis is a tiny small release to fix the freeze issue and the naked dwarves. Release notes for 53.10: This patch fixes a freeze and a display error in some creature lists. We also added the final aquatic portraits. General updates - Stopped…
Not AlexWe heard your feedback about the portraits and updated a bunch of them that were feeling inconsistent with the tone of the game. I'm still getting a hang of making art direction decisions and wasn't as careful as I should have been. So…
Not AlexHere's a little patch to clean up some issues that sprang up (broken deconstruction speeds, broken work detail scrollbar.) I've also tried to adjust the new material-based dwarf dig speeds to be faster overall - there had to be give…
Patch notesHey Urists, This is our last Dwarf Fortress update for the year and we have patch 53.07, a list of the upcoming major features and a winter Tarn Time video. Release notes for 53.07: Here's another patch for the Siege Update. Dwarves will…
Not AlexRelease notes for 53.06: Continuing to add improvements to the Siege Update. Some sources of siege freezes/lag are gone, and the invaders should be a bit smarter with more active rams. Some new graphics tweaks, and a new song, "Nabidas"!…
Not AlexRelease notes for 53.05: General updates Fixed crash with animal domestication status sorting. Fixed happiness sorting.
Patch notesHey Urists, Here's a bigger patch for siege mode and a handful of general fixes. We've also had two hotfixes go live for immediate siege mode fixes, which you can read about here for patch 53.02 and 53.03. We've also got some news about a…
Not AlexRelease notes for 53.03:Here are some more fixes for the Siege Update.Fixed crash when loading certain historical figures from the disk.Fixed an occasional crash when doing multi-stage construction.Fixed issue where battering ram operators…
Patch notesRelease notes for 53.02: Here's some cleanup for the Siege Update to fix a few issues. General updates Hospital patients and babies don't shut off the brains of people carrying them, again. Made siege engine operators leave their engines…
Patch notesAttention Urists! The Siege Update is available now! This update completely revamps the way enemies invade your fort, empowering them to dig, build bridges, and overcome old standby defences like water or lava. Invaders will be smarter and…
Not AlexHey Urists! It’s Alexandra here with exciting news about Siege update. You won’t have to wait very long because it will be releasing onto the main branch November 3rd! Watch the release date trailer showcasing some of the new features…
Not AlexHey Urists, It’s Alexandra here and we’ve got a packed update this week with patch 52.05, siege update footage, merch announcements and an exciting community event. The team is busily finishing the last few features before the siege update…
Not AlexHey Urists, It's Alexandra here with patch 52.04 to fix issues with armies/squads travelling. We're sorry this was such a pain to deal with in-game, it was a nasty bug. There's also some other fixes in there. The team's focus for September…
Not AlexHey Urists, It’s Alexandra here with update 52.03 which brings new colour and options for dying and some general fixes and improvements. From Tarn: Here is a release to continue to stabilize the lua update. There are several regular fixes…
Not AlexRelease Notes for 52.02: Fixed hang on Linux when updating an installed mod the first time. Removed the temporary geology variables placement layer/freq/parent from lua to prevent crashes. Fixed crash when opening the mod menu after…
Patch notesHey Urists, Modders rejoice, the Lua update is now available! Putnam has been steadily making improvements and it’s been running smoothly enough that we’re ready to put it on the main branch. This is an essential update that will pave the…
Not AlexRelease notes for 51.13 General updates Fixed a timing error introduced by ammo loading that caused many actions to be performed in slow motion, leading to all of the dwarves dying over a long period as drinking could not catch up with…
Patch notesHello! Here's a new update, focusing on ranged weapons and colorful beasts. We've reworked ranged weapons and archer behavior in preparation for the siege update. Ranged weapons can now be nocked/loaded, which takes the bulk of the time…
Not AlexHey everyone! Alexandra here with a bit of community news and patch 51.11. In the patch, we fixed some lost information when people leave and when they arrive. We also turned off the broken underground invasions until we fix them with the…
Not AlexPatch 51.10 Fixed up some issues with the pathing overflow changes. Readded the only-selected-do-this / everybody-does-this toggle when the first or last dwarf is added/removed from a work detail.
Patch notesHey Urists! We are back from GDC with an update for Fortress and Adventure Mode. Next we'll be starting work on sieges, while also keeping a pace of regular fixes and improvements. Tarn Time Spring 2025 Edition In case you missed it, we…
Not AlexPatch 51.08 Adventure Mode Fixed an input issue when discovery popups appeared
Patch notesHey everyone, It's Alexandra here as we continue along with the routine patches after Adventure Mode release. We have quality of life fixes for Fortress Mode including the new ability to use the previous material when replacing…
Not AlexHey again! It’s Alexandra with a big update including patch 51.06, the Lua beta and a few things from the community too. Patch 51.06 includes a few fixes and tweaks for Fortress Mode and Adventure Mode. Patch Notes 51.06 Fortress Mode Made…
Not AlexHey Urists, It’s Alexandra from Kitfox! We are back and hope you’ve been enjoying your time with Adventure Mode. It’s been so much fun seeing you discover magical items, creating your adventurers and running into giant snakes (a more common…
Not AlexPatch 51.04 Steam workshop mods should be working again.
Patch notesPatch Note 51.03 Replaced two audio files causing sound issue
Patch notesIt's finally time! Become the Chosen and go beyond your fortress in Dwarf Fortress Adventure Mode. Create a character in your simulated world and -- well, as a pure sandbox, what you do is up to you! To celebrate, we've made a brand new…
Not AlexIn honor of Adventure Mode launch tomorrow, we thought it would be fun to share all the patch notes for Adventure Mode since beta launch. Lots of fun stuff in here (and MANY audio fixes). Notes for tomorrow's update: Made hero mode select…
Patch notesIt's almost time! Adventure Mode will be launching out of beta on January 23rd, 2025. Watch the release date announcement trailer here: Thank you to all the urists who participated in the beta and left their helpful feedback. The mode has…
Not AlexFixed a bug that made hive sprites appear as socks and cloaks
Patch notesHey Urists, We have a Fortress Mode patch this week, with a bunch of fixes and tweaks and most notably with the new container graphics. See exactly what's inside your barrels and boxes for easy sorting!…
Not AlexFixes an audio crash Kobs/gobs shouldn't steal mythic artifacts Undead shouldn't take over mythic sites near to market towns Mythical sites shouldn't be placed over rivers as frequently
Patch notesHey Urists, We have a large Adventure Mode beta patch today, including the introduction of "Chosen Mode" which gives you access to 'divine quests' from the gods. It's designed to give more guidance to players looking for a more traditional…
Not AlexAdventure Mode Beta 25 Notes -Fixed crash involving river audio polling
Patch notesHey Urists, Beta 24 is now live and includes the beginnings of a tutorial and audio on chargen and in the log screen. There's also a few crash fixes regarding creature variations and threading behaviour thanks to Putnam and some fixes to…
kiwihotaruHey Urists, Another patch this week before Tarn heads off for a very special, important life event! In this update you'll find graphics for tracking including animal prints and prints through various materials (like water). Barrel graphics…
Not AlexHey Urists, We have a Fortress Mode patch this week which adds in a bunch of graphics that we added to Adventure Mode beta as well as some bug fixes. We are still primarily working on getting the last few features for Adventure Mode…
Not AlexHey Urists, We have another patch this week including a hotfix for the crashes that were happening with the beta 21 update. This issue was related to the audio engine crashing, thanks to everyone who reported the issue. Also in this update…
Not AlexHey Urists, Beta 21 of Adventure Mode is now live. You are now able to fully customise the personality of your adventurers in character creation. Travel in style (and destruction) with minecarts and all the features that come with riding a…
Not AlexHello Urists! We are back with another patch for Adventure Mode! The most notable update this time is the quest log and information screen which will help with keeping track of all the events in-game. We also have tons of new sprites for…
Not AlexHey Urists! Work on Adventure Mode continues on with two updates of note that we've just patched in: Composing and the wrestling button. Characters in Adventure Mode can already perform to increase their reputation with other characters and…
Not AlexEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
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| Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack 2 (Adventure) | WindowsmacOSLinux | 18 Apr 2024 |
| Dwarf Fortress Soundtrack (Fortress) | WindowsmacOSLinux | 06 Dec 2022 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Dwarf Fortress.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Launch | dwarfort | linux 64 |
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