Fit check
Is First Dwarf worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want action RPG combat combined with settlement defense
- Fans of survival crafting who enjoy managing scarce resources and gathering rare materials
- Small groups seeking online co-op across exploration, combat, and colony building
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a focused action RPG without colony construction, resource management, or defensive planning
- Those who prefer short, linear sessions may hit a wall when building settlements, gathering materials, and preparing for enemy waves
- Players seeking a purely solo experience will not use the online co-op component
Our take on First Dwarf
The bounce point arrives when exploration gives way to settlement management: players must arrange walls, turrets, resource systems, and other defenses while also responding to creature attacks, volcanoes, and Taint storms. Anyone wanting uninterrupted action may stop at the colony-planning layer.
What is First Dwarf?
First Dwarf is a survival action RPG set across floating islands damaged by magical corruption.
Players pilot a dwarven mech, travel with a scholar dragon, explore ruins and varied biomes, and investigate lost technologies and the source of the Taint. Colony building uses walls, turrets, resource systems, and defensive arrangements to protect outposts from enemy waves, volcanoes, and Taint storms. Melee weapons, ranged tools, mech abilities, armor, gadgets, and defensive equipment support combat and customization. Crafting involves gathering resources and unlocking blueprints. The game includes colony expansion, airship travel between settlements, decisions about corrupted wildlife, and online co-op alongside solo play.
How First Dwarf plays
- 01Floating Island Colonies
- Outposts can be expanded with walls, turrets, resource systems, and defensive layouts.
- 02Mech Customization
- Blueprints unlock equipment, gadgets, weapons, armor, abilities, and cosmetic changes for the mech.
- 03Defensive Survival
- Colonies face creature attacks as well as environmental threats including volcanoes and Taint storms.
- 04Airship Travel
- A customizable airship provides travel between established colonies.
- 05Solo And Co-op
- The game can be played alone or with others through online co-op.
First Dwarf compared to similar games
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened also combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, while First Dwarf adds floating-island exploration, colony expansion, survival resource management, crafting, and airship travel. First Dwarf supports solo play as well as online co-op, whereas Dungeon Defenders: Awakened emphasizes cooperative play, loot, leveling, pets, and character customization.
First Dwarf: platforms & release
Is First Dwarf worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want action RPG combat combined with settlement defense. Skip it if: players who want a focused action RPG without colony construction, resource management, or defensive planning.
Where can I download First Dwarf?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens First Dwarf's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is First Dwarf on?
Windows only.
