Lord of Dwarves

Abandoned after a short cash grab by the developer

No updates since it came out of early access, almost 4 years ago. The game itself is fun, but limited, clearly not finished.

Need a maybe hand for recommending - flat have moving back and forth. I like the game - got it on sale at some point. I would not pay $20 for it. For $10ish maybe, for $6 or less yes please. It is good for what it is. I am sure that others will complain that it does not have enough content, the graphics are this that or the other thing, blah blah blah. Like I said for $6 I would have not issues giving this one a thumbs up, at $20 it is a thumbs down. This is more like a well done student project from game design school.

I’ve sunk 300 hours into Lord of Dwarves, and it’s incredibly addictive. A voxel-based builder with strong Dwarf Fortress vibes, the game offers endless fun in its sandbox world. The graphics are basic, think hand-drawn-in-paint feeling and simple voxel art, but the gameplay is solid! The campaign serves as both a tutorial and a series of sandbox missions, and I’ve spent at least 50 hours just getting lost in my own plans. Some of the challenge mode maps are great fun too! The developer is no longer working on the game, though, and technical issues can make it hard for some to get it running. I wish they would return to patch it and get it into working order for everyone, because it's quite a forgotten gem. Despite the technical issues and no additional updates in sight, I strongly recommend it to fans of sandbox games. It’s a charming, addictive experience if you can get it to run.

---Personal Rating Scale--- ☐ 1 - Not worth trying for free ☑ 2 - Only try it for free ☐ 3 - I shouldn't have paid for this ☐ 4 - Can't get to 10 hours ☐ 5 - Can't get to 50 hours ☐ 6 - Won't make 100 hours ☐ 7 - 100+ hours well played ☐ 8 - 300+ hours of fun ☐ 9 - 500+ hours and in my dreams ☐ 10 - 1000+ hour addiction

The game is fun and has lots of mechanics allowing for total control of your dwarfs would like to see more engineering machines and forges for stuff pullies mechanical advantage contraptions