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Is Dorfs: Hammers for Hire worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Co-op groups who want to coordinate crafting under time pressure rather than focus on direct combat
- Platformer fans who enjoy hazards and chaotic sessions with friends
- Solo players looking for a crafting platformer with campaign and arcade modes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer a relaxed pace may find the deadline-driven order delivery demanding.
- Players seeking a tightly controlled solo experience may find the workshop hazards and teammate collisions chaotic.
- Players looking for a combat-focused game may find that the main task is making equipment for soldiers rather than fighting directly.
Our take on Dorfs: Hammers for Hire
Rather than centering platforming on defeating enemies directly, the game makes workshop crafting and delivering equipment the main task. Its conflicts arise from deadlines, environmental hazards, and co-op mishaps.
What is Dorfs: Hammers for Hire?
Dorfs: Hammers for Hire is a co-op platformer about dwarven smiths crafting weapons and armor for an army during a campaign.
Players race to fill soldiers’ orders as battles progress, while hazards such as fires, falling icicles, and sticky mud disrupt the workshop. The campaign covers 5 regions and 30 hand-crafted levels, with each area bringing its own layout and obstacles. Arcade Classic adds 10 levels that can be played in any order, with an optional extra hazard. Versus mode puts two teams of two against each other in 5 arenas. Up to four people can play locally, online, or in a mix of both. Every mode also supports solo play, with work tables operating without teammates.
How Dorfs: Hammers for Hire plays
- 01Timed crafting orders
- Players make the equipment requested by soldiers before the enemy advances.
- 02Campaign levels
- The journey includes 5 regions and 30 handcrafted stages, each with distinct layouts and hazards.
- 03Solo mode
- Work tables continue operating on their own when a player goes without teammates.
- 04Local and online play
- Up to four players can join through local or online play, including a combination of both.
- 05Two-on-two battles
- Versus mode pits two teams against each other across 5 arenas.
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Dorfs: Hammers for Hire: platforms & release
Is Dorfs: Hammers for Hire worth it?
It is worth it if: co-op groups who want to coordinate crafting under time pressure rather than focus on direct combat. Skip it if: players who prefer a relaxed pace may find the deadline-driven order delivery demanding.
Where can I download Dorfs: Hammers for Hire?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Dorfs: Hammers for Hire's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Dorfs: Hammers for Hire on?
Windows only.
