Fit check
Is Delven worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy base building alongside turn-based combat
- RPG fans who want equipment, skill trees, and companion development
- Strategy players who prefer adjustable pacing and offline crafting progress
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters
- Players who want a focused adventure without base management, crafting, or resource exploration
- Players looking for a purely manual combat system, since regular monsters can be handled through auto-battle
Our take on Delven
The combination of base management, automated crafting, exploration, and combat creates a broad planning loop, but it also divides attention across several systems. Players seeking tightly focused battles may find the factory and progression layers take priority.
What is Delven?
Delven combines factory building, exploration, and turn-based RPG combat.
Players expand a base, hire workers, automate crafting, and manage multiple areas as workers gain levels. Exploration takes place in underground biomes containing plants and minerals, while expeditions can yield randomly generated weapons and armor. Mercenaries can be trained, and companions can be developed through gear and skill trees. Auto-battle handles regular monsters, but tougher enemies and bosses require manual controls. Battles can be approached at different speeds, and offline progress continues crafting while the game is away or the computer is shut down. The game also includes technology research and unlimited inventory.
How Delven plays
- 01Automated Base Work
- Workers can manage multiple areas as they advance, supporting automated crafting within the expanding base.
- 02Turn-Based Battles
- Regular monsters support automated combat, while tougher enemies and bosses require manual controls.
- 03Companion Development
- Characters can be developed through equipment choices, skill trees, and training.
- 04Underground Exploration
- The 2D world contains varied biomes, plants, minerals, and randomly generated weapons and armor.
- 05Offline Progress
- Crafting continues while the game is away from the computer or shut down.
Delven compared to similar games
Shogun Showdown centers on positioning, attack tiles, combos, skill selection, and deck building before facing the Shogun. Delven adds base expansion, automated crafting, exploration, equipment collection, companion development, and offline progress, while retaining turn-based combat and an auto-battle option.
Delven: platforms & release
Is Delven worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy base building alongside turn-based combat. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based encounters.
Where can I download Delven?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Delven's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Delven on?
Windows only.
