Dwarfenstein

Dwarfenstein

Alex Djenkov · May 13, 2022 · Action, Adventure, First-Person, Tower Defense, Cartoon

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About Dwarfenstein

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Fight your way through countless enemy waves in this story driven mix of First Person Shooter and Tower Defense. Powered by intensive heavy metal you bring death to various creatures in different worlds. Kill, collect crystals, level-up, die and revive again. Created entirely by a one-man team over the course of four years.

You play as a dwarf, a dwarf in space to be specific. Descendant of mighty dwarf civilization that has self-destructed thousands of years ago. Lost your own planet you are now wandering through the galaxy to find your new home guided by a strange Robot.

There are 3 different worlds to play. Each of them with new enemies and secrets. After completing the campaign a Survival mode is unlocked. You play endless waves, defending your base, on predefined arena from every ACT.

Key Features:
  • Tutorial – Learn the basics with interactive story integrated tutorial.
  • Story-based Campaign – Go on adventure through the galaxy and find steal as many crystals as you can. Cut scenes may be shown and plot twists might happen.
  • Survival Mode – Play alone and put your skills to the test against endless waves of increasingly difficult enemies.
  • Over 40 Deadly Enemies – Face an army of vile new creatures like Desert Nomads, Trolls, Orcs, Demons and Robots. More than 15 different enemy types with different skills and weapons
  • 3 character classes to play – Gunner, Engineer and Electrician. Every class has its own unique weapons and skills. You can switch to any class between levels.
  • More than 30 Skills, Weapons, and Perks – Choose from variety of weapons, skills and active perks to help you along the journey against the hordes.
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Dwarfenstein — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players appreciate Dwarfenstein as a fun, refreshing wave shooter with charming cartoon graphics, satisfying gameplay loop of collecting gems and upgrading skills across multiple classes and weapons. However, some note the game feels rough around the edges with grinding requirements for unlocks and a notable lack of key rebinding options that may frustrate certain players.

Recommended Aug 30, 2022
[h3]RANKING:[/h3] [table] [tr] [td] [h3][strike]AVOID | LACKING | MAYBE[/strike] | [b]WORTHWHILE[/b] | [strike]COMPELLING | UNMISSABLE [/strike] [/h3] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [h3]SYNOPSIS:[/h3] [table] [tr] [th][b]WHAT TO EXPECT:[/b][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Dwarfenstein is a single-player arena-based, wave shooter played in first person. Replete with colourful cartoon graphics, it is set in a sci-fi dwarf themed universe that consists of a linear story and endless survival modes. Gameplay encompasses around a dozen replayable levels, each across four different landscapes. Players choose their class with unlockable skills, weapons and perks and protect the mining equipment on the level until the final wave is completed or their destruction [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table] [tr] [td][b]STATUS:[/b][/td] [td]Seems to have been released as a single chapter only, but is not far off being a full game [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]AUDIENCE:[/b][/td] [td]For fans of straightforward, unfussy arena-based, wave shooters who enjoy kiting around maps [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]VALUE FOR MONEY:[/b][/td] [td]Very good. If anything its a little cheap at full price [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]REVIEWED USING:[/b][/td] [td][…
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Recommended Dec 11, 2022
Music, dwarfs, guns and fun. It's a refreshing take on a shooter/tower defense.
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Recommended Mar 14, 2025
Certainly rough around the edges, but this small little wave shooter is a pretty fun time for the price. There are 3 classes with 3 weapons and 4 skills each, and a bunch of perks to unlock. There's a bit of a grind for crystals to get everything. The lack of key rebinds might be an issue for some. Neat little diversion from what appears to be a solo indie dev.
Recommended Jul 17, 2023
Simple yet very fun.
Recommended Aug 21, 2022
So far i really enjoy the game. It is fun and a lot of action. I like to shot up all these waves for gems. Collecting and upgrading ur skills is neat as well. It is fun and totally worth the money. I didnt had any major bugs or complainments yet.
Recommended Aug 1, 2022
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