Games Like A Game of Dwarves

Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

Why similar: Dwarves 76.9% ★, Building 6.5%, City Builder 5.6%, Crafting 4.8%, Strategy 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines sandbox exploration with base-building and crafting, making it one of the closest gameplay experiences to the seed game.

Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.

Why similar: Building 27.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Crafting 19.6%, Fantasy 16.1%, Simulation 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on underground mining and vertical base-building, mirroring the core loop of managing a dwarven colony.

Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

Why similar: Dwarves 70.3% ★, City Builder 13.4%, Building 6.4%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive, albeit more complex, experience for anyone looking to manage a sprawling underground dwarven civilization.

Gather resources, craft weapons, and build a castle. Then defend your castle against monsters who will try to siege, sap, and smash their way in. All in a procedurally generated 3D block world that allows for extensive crafting and total construction and destruction of the terrain.

Why similar: Dwarves 93.2% ★, Strategy 2.9%, Building 1.4%, Simulation 1.1%, Crafting 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated dwarf-themed city-builder that emphasizes building and managing a subterranean society.

Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?

Why similar: City Builder 34.5%, Strategy 18.6%, Building 17.1%, Crafting 11.8%, Fantasy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim features deep mining mechanics and procedural world generation, perfect for fans of underground management.

Build a colony of ruthless capitalist Dwarves in a strange fantasy land.

Why similar: Dwarves 95.5% ★, Strategy 3.3%, Simulation 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends colony management with 3D terrain manipulation, capturing the essence of expanding a dwarven empire.

In Beneath the Mountain, you play as the King of a new Dwarven civilization seeking to find their fortune beneath the mountain. You dig your way through the mountain, encountering many dangerous foes along the way, all while defending your kingdom from periodic Orc invasions.

Why similar: City Builder 42.4%, Strategy 20.1%, Fantasy 18.9%, Crafting 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the fantasy management and mining aspects of the seed game while adding elements of magic and combat.

Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.

Why similar: City Builder 44.2%, Strategy 19.8%, Building 15.1%, Crafting 9.8%, Simulation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic colony-management game that focuses on building and defending a subterranean home, very similar in spirit to early dwarf sims.

Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.

Why similar: City Builder 50.4%, Building 18.8%, Strategy 16.4%, Crafting 7%, Simulation 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This voxel-based city builder shares a similar aesthetic and focus on managing individual workers within a growing settlement.

Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!

Why similar: Dwarves 69.2% ★, City Builder 10.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Building 5.4%, Crafting 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy colony sim that focuses on the challenges of surviving and building within a mountain environment.

Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!

Why similar: Dwarves 94.9% ★, Strategy 3.3%, Fantasy 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused title that keeps the dwarven theme central while offering a unique auto-battler twist.

Dwarf Shop is a Shop Simulator with, you guessed it, Dwarves! Help the Dragon Clan lure their very own dragon by amassing piles and piles of glorious gold. Send one dwarf deep into the caves to find ingredients while the others craft various equipment and sell them to unsuspecting customers!

Why similar: Dwarves 84.3% ★, Crafting 5.3%, Strategy 5.2%, Simulation 2.7%, Casual 2%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on economy, it captures the dwarven crafting and inventory management themes found in the seed game.

Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.

Why similar: City Builder 50.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Crafting 15.8%, Simulation 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though set above ground, its vertical building mechanics and colony management systems will feel very familiar to fans of A Game of Dwarves.

HammerHelm is a unique blend of third-person adventuring and strategic town building. Create your dwarf character and build a flourishing town above ground. Complete quests, craft weapons and armor, defeat dangerous enemies and be the leader your townspeople need!

Why similar: City Builder 30.7%, Building 18.3%, Strategy 15.7%, Crafting 12.1%, Fantasy 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends third-person action with town-building, allowing you to live as a dwarf in a world you help construct.

Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

Why similar: City Builder 56.9%, Building 19.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim emphasizes resource management and engineering, providing a satisfying building experience similar to dwarven construction.

A peaceful 3rd person adventure and town-building game. Gather, build, puzzle, explore, and quest in a beautifully handcrafted world.

Why similar: City Builder 44.2%, Strategy 30.6%, Fantasy 18.9%, Simulation 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game mixes colony-building with exploration and puzzle-solving in a charming fantasy world.

Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge is a mix of a simulator, strategy, and auto-battler. Become a master smith, craft various weapons, and enhance them with magical runes. Equip a team of adventurers with your hand-made tools, send them on missions, gather loot to upgrade your forge, and save the land!

Why similar: Dwarves 83.4% ★, Building 5.9%, Crafting 4.3%, Casual 3.6%, Simulation 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on the crafting and dwarven-themed production elements of the genre.

The game brings a fresh new take on the city building/management genre by introducing many RPG features. In Towns you manage a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?

Why similar: City Builder 54.9%, Strategy 18.8%, Crafting 9.3%, Building 7.8%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: An early pioneer of the underground colony-sim genre that tasks players with managing a settlement built into the earth.

Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options!

Why similar: Dwarves 87.5% ★, Casual 7.8%, Simulation 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: This management game allows you to oversee a party of adventurers, mirroring the leadership aspect of the seed game.

Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.

Why similar: City Builder 53.1%, Strategy 18%, Building 14.8%, Crafting 6.8%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that focuses on defense and infrastructure, sharing the satisfying feeling of watching a settlement grow.

Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. Embark on quests, hunt down treasures and manage your resources as you build, battle, cast magic and brew potions to bring order to the world.

Why similar: City Builder 36.9%, Building 17.1%, Fantasy 13.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Crafting 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy management game that focuses on exploration and building, capturing the adventurous spirit of the seed game.

Clanfolk is a colony sim set in the Scottish Highlands. Harness your environment to survive - fish, gather, hunt, and farm as you prepare for the winter. Build an inn, trade with other clans, have children and marry them off - live life and prosper across the generations.

Why similar: Building 38.4%, Crafting 29%, Casual 15.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep colony-management game that focuses on survival and building, offering a similar sense of progression to the seed game.

A unique blend of City Building, Social Management, Exploration and Adventure gameplay, Distant Kingdoms brings a rich fantasy world to life. Help the Humans, Dwarves, Elves and Orcs of Talam, begin anew in the fabled land of Ineron.

Why similar: City Builder 59.6%, Strategy 23.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Fantasy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that incorporates fantasy races and management, suitable for those who enjoy the world-building aspect of the seed game.

Harness your Demigod powers to lead a group from rags to riches in this 3D Fantasy Kingdom Management Sim with RPG elements. Command from the sky or take control in 3rd Person to BUILD, BATTLE, and RULE. Navigate a world of interesting Nobles, earn their respect, and decide their Fates.

Why similar: City Builder 45.3%, Strategy 19.8%, Building 18.2%, Fantasy 11.1%, Simulation 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game allows for intricate management of a fantasy colony, focusing on the needs and behaviors of your subjects.

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Why similar: City Builder 41.7%, Strategy 26.8%, Building 20%, Simulation 9.4%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for colony-management games, offering unparalleled depth in managing worker needs and base construction.

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Why similar: City Builder 62.2%, Strategy 17.9%, Building 12.4%, Simulation 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: This city-builder emphasizes organic growth and worker management, providing a relaxing building experience.

Take part in a thrilling new adventure in the world of Ashan with the Hammers of Fate expansion. Discover uncharted territories and experience new ways of playing Heroes of Might & Magic V. Introducing a brand-new Dwarves faction, made up of heroic warriors and rune magic adepts who stalk the deepest mountains and most hostile regions of...

Why similar: Dwarves 89.8% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Fantasy 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This expansion focuses on the dwarven faction, providing a turn-based strategy experience within the same fantasy archetype.

Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.

Why similar: Dwarves 79.3% ★, Strategy 7.2%, Building 6.3%, Fantasy 2.9%, Casual 2.2%

Embark on an explorative RPG hack-and-slash adventure where you attempt to re-establish a haven for the lost dwarven civilization. Journey across varied lands, help those in need, gather resources and fight off goblins and monsters as you slowly rebuild a home for your people.

Why similar: Dwarves 87.3% ★, Building 7.2%, Fantasy 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Dwarf Tower is a turn-based tactics game of tower building and spellcasting. Each turn you develop your tower by placing blocks, constructing rooms, and play various spells. Your tower can have Libraries (store spells), Crystals (generate mana), Dwarf Dwellings (give you dwarves to repair the tower) and some other rooms.

Why similar: Dwarves 93% ★, Strategy 3.6%, Building 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-building game that focuses on constructing and defending a tower, appealing to fans of dwarven architecture.

Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!

Why similar: Dwarves 88.6% ★, Strategy 5.5%, Fantasy 3.7%, Simulation 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

The Kingdom of Fairbridge is under attack by Goblins, Orcs and Trolls. Use your towers weapons and command your warriors to push the invading Goblins lead troops out of the kingdom. Take the battle from the castle walls to the mountains, caves and desert valleys that surround the kingdom.

Why similar: Dwarves 97.5% ★, Casual 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tower-defense title that keeps the dwarven theme front and center for those who enjoy the combat side of the seed game.

Dwarf Journey is an action roguelite platformer with randomly generated levels. Defeat enemies, level up, assemble your rune build and collect minerals to forge better equipment on an epic journey in search of immortality.

Why similar: Dwarves 99.6% ★, Fantasy 0.4%, Singleplayer 0%

On a journey to great magical might, explore and control the lands of Eo in this ever-changing turn-based strategy role-playing game. Field armies and heroes in tactical combat, finish hundreds of quests, and gather spells and artefacts to become the most powerful mage of all.

Why similar: Dwarves 78.9% ★, Strategy 9.8%, Crafting 5.7%, Fantasy 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!

Why similar: Dwarves 82.4% ★, Strategy 8%, Crafting 6.1%, Simulation 3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

A dwarfish colony sim set in a fantasy world. Inspired by Rimworld and Banished. Dig deep to uncover riches and challenges, recruit dwarves to produce goods, and trade with other settlements (or raid them) to help your colony succeed.

Why similar: Dwarves 96.9% ★, Simulation 3.1%

The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.

Why similar: City Builder 53.1%, Building 21.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Simulation 4.3%, Casual 2.1%

We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves

Why similar: Dwarves 96.6% ★, Fantasy 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Delve Deeper is a turn-based Adventure/Strategy game for Windows that combines HD pixel art, tile placement, and RPG elements in a bright and humorous atmosphere. Up to four players take command of Dwarf mining teams in this fast and furious dungeon adventure meets devious puzzler, building the map as you play for an ever-changing,...

Why similar: Dwarves 92.6% ★, Strategy 7.4%

A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!

Why similar: Dwarves 85.9% ★, Building 6.8%, Crafting 5.4%, Fantasy 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Hearthlands is a medieval/fantasy city-building real time strategy game in which you take a role of a king in a procedurally generated world. You can not control your subjects directly; instead you focus on city-building, resource management, diplomacy, magic, etc.

Why similar: City Builder 55.3%, Strategy 24.2%, Fantasy 10.8%, Simulation 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?

Why similar: City Builder 50.4%, Strategy 24%, Fantasy 14.2%, Casual 10%, Singleplayer 1.5%

In this 2D fantasy game you play a role of a blacksmith who literally handcrafts weapons, shields, armor, magic staffs and many other marvellous items.

Why similar: Crafting 49.2%, Simulation 25.4%, Fantasy 21.1%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Destroy the Demon and locate the lost Crown of Peace!

Why similar: Dwarves 100% ★

Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim.

Why similar: City Builder 51.4%, Casual 12.5%, Building 11.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Fantasy 10.2%

Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.

Why similar: Dwarves 82.4% ★, Building 7.7%, Crafting 6.3%, Simulation 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Become an all-powerful Sorcerer Lord and lead one of 8 different races to the ultimate victory. Explore multiple planes of existence, raid dungeons, and conquer cities. Expand your armies, cast mighty spells, and summon godly creatures to do your bidding. Fight the enemies in D20 OGL battles.

Why similar: Dwarves 72.2% ★, Strategy 20%, Fantasy 4.9%, Simulation 2.9%

(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

Why similar: Strategy 40.3%, Building 39%, Casual 11.5%, Simulation 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

You play a young beardless dwarf who dreams about adventures and heroic deeds. Usually dwarves have beards, but for some mystical reasons beard of our hero is not grows. So he decide to make a journey with his friend the bat to solve this problem. During the game you control a group of units each with its own specialties and features.

Why similar: Dwarves 91.1% ★, Strategy 8.9%

It`s impossible to refuse to help Odin when he asks to find his pet, Fenris, the hound of Hell. A mix of cinematic adventure and a colony building strategy that will take you deep down to the underground world of dwarfs.

Why similar: Strategy 40.5%, Dwarves 29.1% ★, Building 21%, Crafting 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Experience the wonder of discovery as you rebuild a crumbling kingdom!

Why similar: Casual 59.1%, Strategy 37.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde

Why similar: Dwarves 78.5% ★, City Builder 14.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Step into the role of a gold prospector during the Alaskan gold rush and build your own empire from scratch. Mine resources, refine different forms of gold, and upgrade your tools to increase efficiency. Explore diverse mines, survive the harsh climate, and complete engaging story and side quests!

Why similar: Building 44.5%, Crafting 34.9%, Simulation 17.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Stonedeep is an 2.5D underground city builder. Dwarfs gather resources, build and fend off monsters. Colonies can specialize in culture, production, military and trading. At start, dwarfs need drinks and rest. With a higher civilization level, they will increase their needs.

Why similar: City Builder 34.7%, Building 24.9%, Strategy 20.2%, Fantasy 10.2%, Simulation 8.2%

Embark on a dream-like journey in this fantasy adventure VR simulation. Encounter goblin inhabitants, become part of their society, and save them from their foe. Freely roam the enchanted forest to discover deeper layers of their mysterious ways and reap the rewards of this magical world.

Why similar: Casual 36.5%, Fantasy 26.3%, Crafting 22.8%, Simulation 9.7%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Dwarves & Dungeons is a game that combines the three-match gameplay with roguelike elements. Move on the game board, earn gold coins, acquire weapons, and engage in battles against unique monsters. Brave the dungeons and take on extreme challenges!

Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Fantasy 35.2%, Casual 16.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting - drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. In this prologue, play through chapters 1, 2, and 3, where you learn to manage your resources as you build and battle to bring order to the world.

Why similar: City Builder 56.7%, Strategy 24.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Crafting 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%