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PCSteam Deck playable95 % positive30.49 €

An immensely deep simulation where you build and manage a dwarven fortress or roam a procedurally generated, persistent world as an adventurer. Its interlocking systems produce chaotic, memorable stories, though the learning curve is notoriously steep.

Open world
Challenging difficulty
A party of several characters
Tactical depth

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The closest matches for Dwarf Fortress are Odd Realm, KeeperRL and Necrosmith 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dwarf Fortress special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Odd Realm

91 %Match

2024PCSteam Deck playable84 % positive19.50 €

A party of several characters
Open world
Fantasy setting

A pixel-art colony simulation in a procedurally generated fantasy world where you guide settlers to build, explore and survive threats. Reminiscent of Dwarf Fortress but more approachable, with a quirky sense of humor.

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KeeperRL

Tactical depth

You play an evil wizard who builds a dungeon, trains minions, sets traps and fends off invading heroes. Its mix of Dwarf Fortress-style real-time base building and roguelike adventure sets it apart.

Necrosmith 2

A party of several characters

As a necromancer you stitch together custom undead from body parts, explore a generated world by night and fend off enemy hordes by day. The sequel adds flying and swimming creatures to your army.

Caves of Qud

Challenging difficulty

An extremely deep science-fantasy roguelike where you explore a vast, part handcrafted, part procedural world turn by turn. Dozens of mutations and interlocking simulation systems enable unusual builds and emergent stories where you can do almost anything.

Elin

Open world

Elin is the successor to the cult roguelike Elona: a huge sandbox world of adventuring, survival, crafting and home-building where you can do almost anything. It offers deep character growth, companions and a quirky tone.

Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion

Lots to discover

A pixel-art wuxia open-world RPG and Jianghu survival sim where you begin as a nobody and fight your way up through the martial arts world with turn-based combat.

Sands of Salzaar

Lots to discover

An open-world action RPG set in a fantastical desert world scarred by the Battle of the Blood Moon. You roam freely, fight in real time, recruit followers and shape the region's fate with your own strategy.

Kenshi

Challenging difficulty

Kenshi is a brutal sandbox RPG set in a vast, harsh wasteland where you decide whether to become a trader, mercenary, slave or warlord. Instead of a scripted story, you build your squad, base and reputation in a world that gives you nothing for free.

Amazing Cultivation Simulator

Open world

A Xianxia-themed sandbox management sim where you guide cultivators and a sect, gather resources, learn techniques, and strive to ascend in a procedurally generated world full of dangers.

Thea 2: The Shattering

Challenging difficulty

A blend of 4X strategy, RPG and card-driven mechanics set in a bleak Slavic-myth world where you must keep your settlement alive on scarce resources. Combat uses cards and dice, and text-based encounters keep each run varied.