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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world.

What it lacks in graphics it makes up for in complexity. I've always been too intimidated to play Dwarf Fortress but hearing stories like "we had to improve cats' livers because the dwarves were spilling their drinks and the cats were drinking the puddles and dying of alcohol poisoning" puts it up there with EVE or Factorio as something I'd love to have the time to dive into.

While they did a paid Steam/Itch.io version recently with fancy graphics, the original is still free to download.

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For anybody looking for a good story of a Dwarf Fortress game, might I recommend Boatmurdered .

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There's a fun down the rabbit hole video on it as well

Edit https://youtu.be/nI1UmlfP1Cg

[-] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 days ago

So is there a manual way to get fancy graphics on the free version, like some official mods?

[-] dihutenosa@piefed.social 24 points 2 days ago

Yep. You could start with searching for "Lazy newb pack".

[-] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 2 days ago

Lmao, sounds like you are flaming me, but that is what it is called. Thanks!

[-] prole 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Just an insane game in general. There's a "no clip" documentary about it on YouTube that's really good

My favorite story about the insane depth of simulation is when cats were mysteriously falling dead and they figured out that they were walking on the floor in the tavern, stepping on spilled booze, and then shortly after, licking their paw to clean themselves, giving them alcohol poisoning, and killing them en masse.

[-] magikmw@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

The carp stands up.

this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2025
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