Simple, addictive, chaotic gameplay
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Dwarfs!? is a strangely addicting game.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Dwarfs - F2P
Worth buying? What 271 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 271 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 69%Mixed · 69%Power of 22012Strategy · Casual · Arcade
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A simple, chaotic arcade game about babysitting suicidal dwarf miners; fun for short sessions and free to try. Skip it if you want Dwarf Fortress-style depth or you're on Mac/Linux.
Great for
Players wanting a free, quick arcade-strategy time-killer, or chasing the Killing Floor axe
Main risk
Repetitive, demo-like content with paywalled modes, and the Killing Floor axe achievement may not unlock
What players love
Good free time-killer
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Whether you've got 5 minutes or an hour, this simple arcade game is a fun way to pass the time.”
Steam review · 93.5 h played ↗
Killing Floor axe unlock turns out to be fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I found out that I really like this game.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Free version has plenty of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The F2P experience is quite a great one and contains most of the game”
Steam review · 34.9 h played ↗
Charming humor, voice acting and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The music is very relaxing normally but quickly becomes tense if there is danger”
Steam review · 30.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and won't launch, esp. Mac/Linux
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The Mac version of this game crashes after only a few minutes of gameplay.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Boring and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I cannot imagine enjoying this game for more than 10 minutes.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Not really free: modes and achievements paywalled
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Can you just call this game "Dwarfs!? : Demo version"?”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Killing Floor axe achievement is broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“that achievement has long since been left broken”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Devs abandoned bug fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“they say they may or may not address the bug when this new game is finished”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Dwarf AI is dumb and breaks your walls
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“digger dwarfs think it's a good idea to mine through your walls even if you placed it to block lava right in front of them”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported250 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7
Processor1.7+ GHz or better
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX®9-compatible
Storage250 MB HD space
Recommended
Processori7 duel core
OSWindows XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7
Processor1.7+ GHz or better
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX®9-compatible
Storage250 MB HD space
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