Dwarfs - F2P

Dwarfs - F2P

Power of 2 · October 18, 2012 · Free to Play, Dwarves, Strategy, Casual, Indie

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About Dwarfs - F2P

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Manage a chaotic dwarf colony digging through randomly-generated caves to strike it rich while keeping them alive and your beer supply intact. Fast-paced arcade action inspired by Lemmings and Dwarf Fortress with multiple game modes, difficulty levels, and the ever-present threat of dwarfs digging too deep.

This is the Free-2-Play version of Dwarfs!? You can download the game and play the core game in Arcade mode, plus all the Tutorials and the Challenge modes completely free, forever. No charges, no subscriptions - just free. If you like those modes and want more, you can either pick the modes that you feel like playing and buy those individually - or just buy the whole pack to unlock everything.

Dwarfs!? offers an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes to play, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”. As the new overseer for your underground Dwarf base, your job is to manage the small colony and make it as rich as possible, before they meet their inevitable doom! To survive as long as possible, you’ll have to steer and guide your greedy little fellows to the richest points in the caves, while avoiding all the dangers – so they don’t end up destroying your Town Hall and its essential supply of beer. They explore for you, they mine for you and they fight for you - but if you don't keep an eye on them, they'll do what they do best: die for you and take everyone else with them. But, if all else fails when the Spider Queen comes for you – use the Outpost’s Dwarf Cannon and shoot Dwarfs at her!

There are only 3 certainties in this world: death, taxes and that Dwarfs always dig too deep!

Key features:

  • Fun for all ages and skill levels of gamers, with randomly-generated caves so the game is different every time.
  • Madly Addictive Arcade Mode: 4 difficulty levels ranging from casual to crazy hard-core, time limits from 5 minutes to endless, randomly-generated caves and all the gold and monsters you can handle!
  • Base Defense Mode: Tower Defense gameplay, except you don’t have a tower. And your Dwarfs dig the routes. Then you defend against waves of monsters!
  • Rush Mode: Can you handle Dwarfs spawning at insane rates and digging everywhere?
  • Dark Mode: This time, the only light is in the tunnels your Dwarfs dig. Spooky!
  • Campaign Challenges: Tutorials where you can learn all about being a Dwarf Overseer in a few minutes and Challenges where you can put those Overseer abilities to the ultimate test.
  • Leaderboards: Compare the size of your beard (and your scores) with your friends and the rest of the world.
  • Sandbox Mode: Create your own caves!
  • Codex: Alongside the integrated help system is the Codex – the fount of all Dwarf knowledge! Contains everything you need to know, including video tutorials for the budding Overseer.
  • Medals and Achievements: Lots and lots of shiny stuff to collect and show off to your friends!
  • Fully Integrated with Steamworks™
  • And Zombies. Not to mention goblins, skeletons, spiders, dark elves and more.

Dwarfs - F2P — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

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Dwarfs - F2P is a simple sandbox game that players find surprisingly enjoyable for a free title, offering a relaxing yet occasionally intense experience with decent replay value through personal high score challenges. Common praise highlights its zen-like nature and satisfying gameplay loop, though players note it becomes repetitive without much endgame content, and some find the repetitive music grating. Most players feel it's worth trying since it's free, though unlocking all achievements requires purchasing DLC.

Recommended Feb 26, 2026
Every now and again you'll remember some weird game from a decade or two ago in a cursed dream that delved into the fractured glass reflections of your memories that're slowly desolving in the soup of time. I have this incorporeal figurative individual in my brain I call Brian who was gracious enough to stir the spot deep enough in my slumber to dislodge this gem from the soot below. That saturday morning I skipped breakfast. Glad I pulled this one out when I did. When I was younger this game wasn't all that gripping because my monkey brain needed a more linear level to pull. But lemme tell ya, this is a great little sandboxy zen game. The only critique I'll give it is the damage dealt to my ears from the music drumming up the same track of pain and suffering when the goblin shaman appears, and instantly get minced before the song can end. God forbid you discover more than one at once... Its legitimately really good though, and I easily sink time into this without a care in the world.
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Recommended May 1, 2026
Frankly, I played this game only because I required an achievement to 100% Killing Floor, a game from the same publisher. And it was surprisingly solid. A bit repetitive, sure, with no real endgame, sure, but it's a free game that will net you a couple hours of fun. Just keep in mind, to 100% this game, you'll need to buy some of the DLCs.
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Recommended Sep 29, 2026
Good
Recommended Sep 9, 2026
I only played this ok-ish game for the 'Not A War Hammer' achievement because it was required to unlock the Dwarf's Axe in Killing Floor. So, thanks for that, I guess. P.S. – Fleshpounds were harmed in receiving the dwarf's axe.
Recommended Mar 24, 2026
It's simple and fun. it can get intense, but is more of a macro quantitiy vs quality challenge. pretty satisfying to push for personal highscores. i watched someone play it and their house and wanted to try it. they got Honeydew to voice the tutorial dwarf!
Recommended Mar 16, 2026
Fun game! Diggy Diggy Hole!

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