StrategyFit check
Is Lord of Dwarves worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want to build and defend a dwarf settlement rather than focus on combat alone
- Sandbox builders who want to change terrain and set monster activity, including disabling attacks
- Strategy players who enjoy assigning workers to professions and managing a settlement of over 100 dwarves
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a fixed, unchangeable map may find the fully rearrangeable terrain central to play.
- Players who prefer a single uninterrupted mode may not enjoy switching among campaign, sandbox, and objective-based challenges.
- Players looking for a game centered on individual character stories rather than settlement management may find its focus elsewhere.
Our take on Lord of Dwarves
Players who want to begin with open-ended building may hit a wall at the start: the campaign doubles as the tutorial, while sandbox play is a separate mode with configurable terrain and monster rules.
What is Lord of Dwarves?
Lord of Dwarves is a settlement-building game about keeping a band of dwarves supplied and defending their structures.
Gather resources, secure food, assign dwarves to professions, and craft weapons, armor, and other items through a tiered resource system. The procedurally generated 3D block terrain can be reshaped, built on, and destroyed. A campaign also teaches the game’s mechanics, while sandbox mode lets players set terrain conditions and monster activity, including turning monsters off. Challenge mode offers separate scenarios with specific objectives and special rules. During sieges, players can build walls, train archers, and mobilize forces against invading monsters. The game supports control of over 100 dwarves.
How Lord of Dwarves plays
- 01Campaign tutorial
- The campaign teaches the game’s mechanics as players progress through its objectives.
- 02Custom sandbox
- Players can adjust terrain properties and monster frequency, or disable monsters.
- 03Objective challenges
- Separate scenarios use distinct starting conditions or rules to focus play on specific mechanics.
- 04Dwarf professions
- Dwarves can be assigned to different jobs and develop skills in those professions.
- 05Voxel construction
- Terrain, trees, and workshops can be built or destroyed across procedurally generated worlds.
- 06Monster sieges
- Invaders attack player-built structures, calling for defenses such as walls and trained archers.
- 07Tiered crafting
- Resource tiers support crafting progressively stronger weapons, armor, and other items.
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Lord of Dwarves: platforms & release
Is Lord of Dwarves worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want to build and defend a dwarf settlement rather than focus on combat alone. Skip it if: players who want a fixed, unchangeable map may find the fully rearrangeable terrain central to play.
Where can I download Lord of Dwarves?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Lord of Dwarves's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Lord of Dwarves on?
Windows and Linux.
