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Dwarf Fortress

Media Title · Strategy, sim & management games · 10 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/pcgaming

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • Parent context: How fun and how hard is this game to learn? Reply: It doesn't take long to get a grip of the basics. The game itself is very [FUN](https://dwarffortresswiki.org/DF2014:Fun&redirect=no)
  • Sieges being underwhelming has been my biggest bummer about DF for as long as I've known it which must be 15 years by now. And here's an entire major update dedicated to improving that!
  • if you actually build a massive world... dude the insane amount of depth lying there.. considering every single unit even down to the freakin wildlife jumping around they all have their own wants, needs, personalities... and these are ef...
  • One of the most difficult and rewarding games of all time
  • It's the price you pay to play a game with more depth than anything else out there.

Cons

  • That's my favorite part of the update, turning off what you don't like. The only part I'm not huge on is the fact they can tunnel through the earth now so that's gonna be the one aspect I remove. The rest sounds like a lot of fun (and...
  • It supposed to have a meticulously awful UI and graphical representation of the events occuring? How does that produce a rewarding experience?
  • I attempted to get into the game when it first released on Steam, and I don't understand how anyone can figure that crap out.
  • Love the idea but watching the tutorial this looks like so much work
  • Yeah it’s also pretty niche though, just like dwarf fortress.

Sentiment

5 positive (50%) · 3 mixed (30%) · 2 negative (20%)

Trust + time weighted score: +30% · raw score 30%

What redditors said (10 of 10)

Parent context: How fun and how hard is this game to learn? Reply: It doesn't take long to get a grip of the basics. The game itself is very [FUN](https://dwarffortresswiki.org/DF2014:Fun&redirect=no)
positive · u/V****i · r/pcgaming · comment · Nov 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
That's my favorite part of the update, turning off what you don't like. The only part I'm not huge on is the fact they can tunnel through the earth now so that's gonna be the one aspect I remove. The rest sounds like a lot of fun (and FUN) to deal with.
mixed · u/C****m · r/pcgaming · comment · Nov 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Sieges being underwhelming has been my biggest bummer about DF for as long as I've known it which must be 15 years by now. And here's an entire major update dedicated to improving that!
positive · u/g****1 · r/pcgaming · comment · Nov 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
if you actually build a massive world... dude the insane amount of depth lying there.. considering every single unit even down to the freakin wildlife jumping around they all have their own wants, needs, personalities... and these are effected real time
positive · u/D****h · r/pcgaming · comment · Aug 6, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It supposed to have a meticulously awful UI and graphical representation of the events occuring? How does that produce a rewarding experience?
negative · u/T****r · r/pcgaming · comment · Jul 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
One of the most difficult and rewarding games of all time
positive · u/m****s · r/pcgaming · comment · Jul 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I attempted to get into the game when it first released on Steam, and I don't understand how anyone can figure that crap out.
negative · u/T****r · r/pcgaming · comment · Jul 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It's the price you pay to play a game with more depth than anything else out there.
positive · u/l****d · r/pcgaming · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Love the idea but watching the tutorial this looks like so much work
mixed · u/h****e · r/pcgaming · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Yeah it’s also pretty niche though, just like dwarf fortress.
mixed · u/D****7 · r/pcgaming · comment · Jan 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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