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Dwarf Fortress

2006 roguelike management simulation video game
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Summary

Dwarf Fortress is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,128 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 received the D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year[5].
  • Dwarf Fortress's instance of is recorded as video game[6].
  • Dwarf Fortress was published by Kitfox Games[7].
  • Dwarf Fortress's genre is roguelike[8].
  • Dwarf Fortress's genre is construction and management simulation[9].
  • Dwarf Fortress's genre is adventure video game[10].
  • Dwarf Fortress's genre is sandbox game[11].
  • Dwarf Fortress's genre is text-based video game[12].
  • Dwarf Fortress's genre is survival game[13].
  • dwarf is named after Dwarf Fortress[14].
  • fortress is named after Dwarf Fortress[15].
  • Dwarf Fortress's developer is recorded as Tarn Adams[16].
  • Dwarf Fortress's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[17].
  • Dwarf Fortress's copyright license is recorded as freeware[18].
  • Dwarf Fortress's designed by is recorded as Tarn Adams[19].
  • Dwarf Fortress's designed by is recorded as Zach Adams[20].
  • Dwarf Fortress's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[21].
  • Dwarf Fortress's operating system is recorded as Linux[22].
  • Dwarf Fortress's operating system is recorded as macOS[23].
  • Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.34.11[24].
  • Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.40.24[25].
  • Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.42.01[26].
  • Dwarf Fortress's software version identifier is recorded as 0.42.02[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Dwarf Fortress was published by Kitfox Games[7]. 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[8], construction and management simulation[9], adventure video game[10], sandbox game[11], text-based video game[12], and survival game[13]. Recorded distribution format include digital download[38] and digital distribution[39].

Reception

Dwarf Fortress received the D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year[5].

Why It Matters

Dwarf Fortress ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,128 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

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

FAQs

What awards did Dwarf Fortress receive?

Honors received include D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year[5].

Who did Dwarf Fortress influence?

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

Related Entities

computer keyboard computer mouse Dwarf Fortress Fortress Kitfox Games Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Museum of Modern Art Tarn Adams United States Veloren

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 19d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year, Gamescom Award − Most Epic, Gamescom Award − Best PC Game
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56125|batch #56125]]: Gamescom Award from gamescom.global"
  2. 20d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year, Gamescom Award − Most Epic, Gamescom Award − Best PC Game
    Award received → D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56100|batch #56100]]: D.I.C.E. Awards imported from Wikipedia EN"
  3. 4w ago · Loosewind · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cybersport.ru game id → dwarf-fortress
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  4. 5w ago · Teiron · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Before i play game id → Dwarf_Fortress
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  5. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → dwarf-fortress
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  6. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Dwarf_Fortress
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  7. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Quora topic id → Dwarf-Fortress
    Gamefaqs game id → 946526
    Metacritic game id → —
    ‎gamesindustry.biz game id → —
    + 204 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007593038505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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