Fit check
Is The Dwarf Run worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want turn-based battles with manual or automatic control
- Adventure fans who enjoy item-based puzzles and a linear story
- Players seeking a roughly 15-hour campaign with multiple viewing perspectives
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking branching narratives or multiple endings, since the story has one ending
- Players looking for open-ended progression, since the campaign follows a linear structure
- Players who want abstract or highly complex puzzle solving
- Players seeking a game without turn-based combat
Our take on The Dwarf Run
A single ending anchors the campaign, despite its journey through rebellions, conspiracies, demon battles, arena contests, and space travel.
What is The Dwarf Run?
The Dwarf Run is a linear RPG combining turn-based combat with point-and-click exploration and light inventory puzzles.
Players follow young dwarf Dalain Stonecruncher and his companions through an expedition involving rebellions, conspiracies, demons, arena battles, and space travel. Battles can use manual or automatic control, while several difficulty modes offer different levels of challenge. The game includes cinematic, top-down, and third-person viewing options. Its original rules shape character progression, and the campaign contains 15 hours of gameplay, 100 enemy types, and 140 unique items. The story has a single ending and includes humorous events and unexpected developments.
How The Dwarf Run plays
- 01Turn-Based Battles
- Combat supports either direct commands or automatic control.
- 02Point-and-Click Exploration
- Exploration includes light puzzles involving collected items.
- 03Multiple View Options
- The game offers cinematic, overhead, and third-person perspectives.
- 04Original Progression Rules
- Character leveling uses a custom rule set intended to make advancement challenging.
- 05Large Enemy Roster
- The campaign features 100 enemy types and 140 unique items.
The Dwarf Run compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on an unconventional story and character-focused exploration, while The Dwarf Run uses turn-based combat, item puzzles, and a single linear campaign. Back to the Dawn is a prison-escape RPG focused on fighting, investigation, and breaking free, whereas The Dwarf Run follows a dwarf expedition through multiple fantastical settings. Ghost of a Tale emphasizes stealth, disguises, conversations, and exploration in an animal-populated medieval world rather than The Dwarf Run’s turn-based party battles.
The Dwarf Run: platforms & release
Is The Dwarf Run worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want turn-based battles with manual or automatic control. Skip it if: players seeking branching narratives or multiple endings, since the story has one ending.
Where can I download The Dwarf Run?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Dwarf Run's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Dwarf Run on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
