Dwarf Fortress is the highest promoting recreation on Steam.
I do not know the way lengthy that will likely be true, nevertheless it’s a beautiful second: some of the influential and distinctive video games on PC, in improvement for some 20 years, is lastly, I hope, getting the mainstream recognition it deserves. It is undoubtedly getting recognition from different recreation builders, who’ve flocked to the launch announcement to have fun Dwarf Fortress’s success, and its influence on their very own video games.
“With out Dwarf Fortress there’d by no means have been a Jail Architect,” wrote developer Tom Pedalino. The official Terraria Twitter account responded with the identical reward, saying “this recreation impressed Terraria in so some ways – it’s honest to say that with out Dwarf Fortress, there could not have been Terraria.”
So did Caves of Qud, which has seemingly gained sentience: “Dwarf Fortress is essentially the most intricate simulation recreation ever made and one of many largest influences on me, videogame Caves of Qud. Simulation depth, design tone, visible model. All extraordinarily foundational for the style. All imprinted on me and lots of of different video games.”
Different builders and a stunning variety of official accounts have chimed in with congrats. That is commonplace for the indie neighborhood, however one thing about it feels only a bit extra particular with Dwarf Fortress, which has for thus lengthy existed as a unusual exemplar of PC gaming’s breadth.
It is simply good to see.
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congratulations!!!!!!!!!! 🎉 cannot wait for everybody to expertise this legendary recreation and lose endlessly ❤️December 6, 2022
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Congratulations! ❤️Any likelihood your Dwarf Fortress takes Dwelfs? 👀Asking for a good friend.December 6, 2022
Going to be reeeally exhausting to deal with work on the ranch right now… ⛏️♥️December 6, 2022
Congratulations! With out Dwarf Fortress there’d by no means have been a Jail Architect and I might have by no means started working on the console model of Escape Mode, which might be essentially the most inventive enjoyable I’ve had engaged on a recreation EVER!December 6, 2022
Dwarf Fortress is my favorite recreation of all time, palms down! If you have not performed it, there’s by no means been a greater time to leap in! 💯Congrats to my pals at @Bay12Games and @KitfoxGames on the wonderful launch!!! 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/zjO6x9nDXuDecember 6, 2022
Enormous congratulations from me and @DSkykeep with this long-awaited launch 😘December 6, 2022
Cannot wait to dive into this once more! https://t.co/m3NEZSIY8ADecember 6, 2022
Unimaginable work from @KitfoxGames, @Bay12Games and all the nice those who made this recreation doable. Go test it out! https://t.co/a5KMFCn9seDecember 6, 2022
Maybe essentially the most superb and influential sim recreation ever made, and a direct inspiration for my profession as an indie dev. Congratulations @Bay12Games @KitfoxGames! https://t.co/wNPSbkg3lqDecember 6, 2022
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