The gameplay consists of ordering the inhabitants of a dwarven settlement to dig, build and conduct research in order to strengthen the clan, whilst defending themselves from the terrible beasts from the depths into which they delve. The game generates a unique world each time a new level starts, making sure that the player needs to dynamically adapt their strategies and tactics during a session.
As the player advances, the dwarves will level up and gain new skills, progressing from weak dwarflings to near immortal warriors or master craftsmen. There are also rare resources to be found deeper in the earth that grant access to better buildings and equipment. However, the deeper you dig the more dangerous foes you might unleash...
A Game Of Dwarves sounds a lot like some of the other dwarf games out there, but though it shares the theme of building an underground base, it's nothing like the famously dense Dwarf Fortress. Nor is it Dwarfs?!?, last year's superb little arcade strategy game. Instead, A Game Of Dwarves is a close relative of Dungeon Keeper, Bullfrog's much-loved 1997 real-time base-building game, sharing the goals of doing research, building traps, leveling minions, and exploring underground. Unlike Dungeon Keeper, success in A Game Of Dwarves ended up feeling more like I'd mastered exploiting the obvious quirks in its system than actually become a good player. Read More »
A Game of Dwarves is looking to be one of the more bizarre management sims I've come across lately. This new trailer put together for Gamescom reveals that you get to juggle -- you guessed it -- dwarves, sending them to hollow out dungeons for themselves while keeping them safe and well-fed. Read More »
Do you like puppet shows? Of course you do! So sit down, relax, and watch this short trailer for Game of Dwarves, as the faceless marionette narrates a sweeping story about these hard working bearded folk. Oh, and be on the lookout for the X-wing cameo. Read More »
Paradox Interactive has released a gameplay-laden trailer of its upcoming fantasy management sim, A Game of Dwarves. The game takes place in dwavern cities deep underground, and players are tasked with building and fortifying their little-people civilizations against the threat of "terrible beasts" that lurk in the darkness. Check out the trailer after the jump. Read More »
Swedish publisher Paradox has just announced A Game of Dwarves, described as "a classic management game with a fantasy twist," for release sometime in 2012. While there's no sign of Tyrion Lannister, GoD looks like it could be pretty entertaining -- it resembles a cartoony, less-evil version of Dungeon Keeper in which you guide a crew of half-pint miners to dig a really deep hole. Somewhere down there lurks an evil wizard who doesn't much like being disturbed. Check out the screenshots below. Read More »
Also known as: Game of Dwarves
Release Region: United States
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Also available on: PlayStation 3
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