The Dwarves
KING Art · 2016 · Dwarves, RPG, Fantasy, Real-Time with Pause, Tactical RPG
PC
Mostly Positive75% · 1,18461Metacritic
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About The Dwarves
The Dwarves is a fantasy role-playing game with a strong story and tactically challenging real-time battles. 15 playable heroes, each with individual skills, are to be deployed cleverly. Take on superior numbers of orcs, ogres, älfs, bögnilim, zombies, dark mages and many more foes, to give them the low-down.
Based on the bestselling novel “The Dwarves” by Markus Heitz you’ll experience a fascinating tale revolving around the coolest fantasy race ever: The Dwarves!
Dwarves! Finally the coolest fantasy people are in the spotlight. The NPC days of the bearded axe-wielders are over – the age of the dwarves has come!
Based on the bestselling novel “The Dwarves” by Markus Heitz you’ll experience a fascinating tale revolving around the coolest fantasy race ever: The Dwarves!
- Tactical real-time battles: You’re fighting hundreds of foes with just a handfull of heroes. You can pause anytime to tactically plan the next smart move.
- Crowd Combat: All creatures on the battlefield are rendered with physical complexity – that’s why the battles feel especially dynamic and “real”, and enabling a lot of tactical finesse.
- Captivating story: Join the dwarf Tungdil on his adventurous journey across Girdlegard.
- Explore the world: Uncover secrets, learn more about the game world and its inhabitants, and solve optional puzzles.
- Delve into the world map: Girdlegard ranges from snow-covered summits to shimmering deserts. You can move freely on the world map, meet numerous characters, and experience adventures. But beware: A lot of your actions on the world map have far-reaching consequences!
Dwarves! Finally the coolest fantasy people are in the spotlight. The NPC days of the bearded axe-wielders are over – the age of the dwarves has come!
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The Combat is just a horrible bugged mess that would suffice for an early beta at best and the story is abridged in a way it barely resembles the book it is based on.
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it's a solid 6 out of 10, get with discount if you are fond of Tactical RPGs (no turns) and Dwarves... Story is interesting. Map movement and "exploration" could be more fleshed out (ration is useless, money is unimportant, amount of turns is very important in the beginning and then completely unimportant). Interesting side quests and side characters. Graphics are clearly outdated. Gameplay is...not so great. It absolutely can shine in some maps, where you can get to cleverly use chasms and explosives and the full "physics", plus the tactical pause to order your characters around to put enemies where you want them. But it can also absolutely suck when you have to follow a specific design or when your characters decide to fully ignore your orders. Worst case in last stages, where you can easily get overwhelmed and characters get unresponsive, despite max level and constant usage of skills. ps. auto hit is useless, you only kill stuff by using skills. Also, mage is OP.
The Dwarves aren't a big game, and that's allright. I really liked the way the narration was executed, you can clearly see the book it is based on. The characters are interesting, and there are some minor choices here and there. I enjoyed the combat, it was fun. The heroes' abilities are executed awesomely, and you really have to focus on tactics sometimes so you don't get cut down. I ran into one bug, I had to reload because my save got corrupted, which ruined the impression a bit for me. A special plus is the cult band Blind Guardian who recorded a song for the game, and there is even a mini-quest included that serves as a homage to them. The dwarves were cool, it has flaws, and it isn't for everyone, but my general rating is a seven.
the story is amazing but the gameplay is boring and an extreme slog. i cautiously recommend this one.
Horrid controls, nonsensical campaign. 13 minutes was too much for this abyssmal mess.
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