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- Tripwire Interactive
- Tripwire Interactive
- Tripwire Interactive
- Tripwire Interactive
Dwarfs!?
Released On: May 4, 2011
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
7.5
All Platforms
Compulsively playable, Dwarfs!? makes losing even more fun than ever.
It is a varied game with 2D graphics and monotonous sound, but it can be fun making the little dwarfs to be dug through the huge caves.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
7.5
60% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
28% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
7.5
60% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
28% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
I love this game. I really do. I started playing because it's completely free to play on Steam, and I was bored one day. Hopelessly addicting, this game calls for strategy, quick thinking, and resource management. Dig around, open caves, mine minerals, kill the random shaman or lich king, make some money, and avoid opening up more than once entrance to a lava or water cave because that really, really ****. Opening up caves is like opening Christmas presents--some have money, others have fruitcake, and you don't know which is which until you open it. Very low learning curve, achievements are fun to unlock, and plenty of challenges. This is a great game to kill some time with. I gave this game a 10 because it's simple without being boring, engaging without being complicated, and challenging without being strenuous. It does what it's meant to do, and it does it beautifully.
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With more campaign missions, this would be easy to recommend. But even as is, it's still good, cheap entertainment. [Aug 2011, p.73]
This is one of those games that will make you paranoid and twitchy every time a dwarf gets near a cave. You can choose an arcade of 5 minutes, 10 minutes, up to 60 minutes. The demo didn't really do the game justice as it doesn't give you the full fractiousness of the game, but it gets the general idea across. as of June 1st 2011 Steam has it on sale for $5 and I would tell everyone to buy it without even thinking, and you wont regret it.
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Dwarfs!? is an interesting and lively game with some good concepts. You use your dwarfs to dig and gather gold and minerals and your warriors to kill creatures you may find. The graphical style is quite nice and the game is full of humour. The main problem with the game though is the fact that you often have to wait for dwarfs to dig, and that it can get boring waiting for dwarfs to uncover something. The dwarfs happily dig on their own, and you merely facilitate them rather than taking full control most of the time.
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Dwarfs is a homage to the classic Dwarf Fortress. You control a group of dwarfs as they mine the ground. You face perils in the form of caves. These caves can contain water, lava, enemies (all of which are dangerous to your mission) or you may find a treasure cave or the cave may simply be empty. Honestly, the game was quite fun for the first couple hours of playtime. After that it just got more and more repetitive. You realize how shallow the gameplay is and that it really isn't worth all that much of your time. Still, it's a classic recipe that was fun for a while.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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I won't rate this game an 8, 9 or 10, because that would be an insult to the brilliant games out there which do deserve it. Rather I will fairly rate it a 4, that is to say it's a mediocre game, it's entertaining and worthwhile but not mind blowing. If you like the idea micromanaging many small diggers, collecting ore, digging tunnels - this game will entertain you. For a few hours. Because there is very few content, there are only two unit types, and very few things to do. I have a feeling this game could have been brilliant if it had three times more content, but as it is, it's very simple, and you'll have done everything there is to do after a few (albeit fun) games.
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Summary Dwarfs!? offers an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes to play, in the tradition of great games such as "Lemmings" and "Dwarf Fortress." As the new overseer for your underground Dwarf base, your job is to manage the small colony and make it as rich as possib...
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: May 4, 2011
Developer:
- Power of 2
Publisher: Tripwire Interactive
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