Dwarf Fortress is many things. Most fans of PC gaming know it as a byzantine simulation of a colony of dwarves. Look closer, however, and you’ll also find that it’s a byzantine simulation of geologic ...

From Minecraft and Terraria to Rimworld and Oxygen Not Included, the creative freedom offered by the best sandbox games is tough to match. While there's plenty of big names to choose from, perhaps the ...

How can one person really make a difference in this world? You might think the key to actioning change is in signing petitions, staging protests, or writing to politicians. Well, that's all well and ...

Indie game developer Bay 12 Games and publisher Kitfox Games have added a new mode to Dwarf Fortress, as Adventure Mode is available in a Public Beta. The name is exactly as it sounds as you'll be ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. For the better part of two decades, Dwarf Fortress has been the passion project of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams. Although the acclaimed fantasy ...

You can now switch back to the old ASCII-style graphics in Dwarf Fortress on Steam. A simple toggle in the options menu allows you to switch between classic and modern graphics with a click. On top of ...

Yesterday, I dug up an email chain from 2014 in which a friend attempted to teach me how to play Dwarf Fortress, a game that allowed players to construct and influence sprawling procedurally generated ...

Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...

Adventure mode is out now in beta with fresh graphics and UI, which means the creators finally get to "work on the game design and new things" after three years. When you purchase through links on our ...

Get a deep dive into Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode update in this latest trailer, which brings the Adventure Mode (RPG campaign mode) to the game. The Adventure Mode update features a new tutorial, ...

Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry ...

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