Dwarf Fortress

Summary

Dwarf Fortress is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,074 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dwarf Fortress is the creator of Tarn Adams^[3].
• Dwarf Fortress is the creator of Zach Adams^[4].
• Dwarf Fortress's instance of is recorded as video game^[5].
• Dwarf Fortress was published by Kitfox Games^[6].
• Dwarf Fortress's genre is roguelike^[7].
• Dwarf Fortress's genre is construction and management simulation^[8].
• Dwarf Fortress's genre is adventure video game^[9].
• Dwarf Fortress's genre is sandbox game^[10].
• Dwarf Fortress's genre is text-based video game^[11].
• Dwarf Fortress's genre is survival game^[12].
• dwarf is named after Dwarf Fortress^[13].
• fortress is named after Dwarf Fortress^[14].
• Dwarf Fortress's developer is recorded as Tarn Adams^[15].
• Dwarf Fortress's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[16].
• Dwarf Fortress's copyright license is recorded as freeware^[17].
• Dwarf Fortress's designed by is recorded as Tarn Adams^[18].
• Dwarf Fortress's designed by is recorded as Zach Adams^[19].
• Dwarf Fortress's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[20].
• Dwarf Fortress's operating system is recorded as Linux^[21].
• Dwarf Fortress's operating system is recorded as macOS^[22].
• Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.34.11^[23].
• Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.40.24^[24].
• Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.42.01^[25].
• Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.42.02^[26].
• Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.42.03^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Dwarf Fortress was published by Kitfox Games^[6]. Created works include Tarn Adams^[3], a programmer^[28], b. 1978^[29], of United States^[30], specialised in video game^[31] and Zach Adams^[4], a video game developer^[32], b. 1975^[33], of United States^[34].

Publication

Publication dates include August 8, 2006^[35] and December 6, 2022^[36]. Dwarf Fortress's language of work or name is recorded as English^[37]. Genres include roguelike^[7], construction and management simulation^[8], adventure video game^[9], sandbox game^[10], text-based video game^[11], and survival game^[12]. Recorded distribution format include digital download^[38] and digital distribution^[39].

Why It Matters

Dwarf Fortress ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,074 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

It has been cited as an influence by Minecraft^[42], a video game^[43].

FAQs

Who did Dwarf Fortress influence?

Dwarf Fortress has been cited as an influence by Minecraft^[42].