Games Like Dwarfs!?

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 44.4% ★, Colony Sim 19.4%, Base Building 9.6%, Management 7.9%, Sandbox 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive deep-simulation colony builder that serves as the gold standard for managing complex dwarf societies.

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: Colony Sim 28.4%, Mining 26% ★, Base Building 13.9%, Management 11.2%, Procedural Generation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on vertical mining and managing a bustling underground colony with a heavy emphasis on automation.

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 55.7% ★, Colony Sim 22.8%, Sandbox 7.4%, Survival 3.8%, Tower Defense 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines side-scrolling exploration and mining with colony management, mirroring the visual and gameplay style of the seed.

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: Colony Sim 22.7%, Mining 16.6% ★, Base Building 11%, Management 8.9%, Sandbox 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A procedurally generated colony sim that captures the challenge of managing resources and survival in a hostile environment.

A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War.

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

Why You'll Like It: Offers a 3D perspective on the digging and base-building mechanics that define the genre.

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: Colony Sim 47.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Survival 7.2%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sandbox colony management game that shares the same spirit of building and defending a civilization from scratch.

Dwarfs!? is an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”.

Why similar: Dwarves 75.6% ★, Mining 10.8% ★, Strategy 5.5%, Sandbox 2.7%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: The free-to-play iteration of the seed game, offering the same core mechanics and frantic gameplay loop.

Cut the trees, catch some fish, upgrade your castle and environment. Guard the treasure against waves of enemies and lead your dwarves on their way to victory!

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Management 16.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Fantasy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor in terms of tower defense mechanics and pixel-art aesthetic focused on dwarf-themed combat.

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: Colony Sim 37.9%, Mining 36.6% ★, Management 12.1%, Strategy 6.9%, Dwarves 6.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy game that focuses on mining and managing a community of dwarves deep underground.

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 43.8% ★, Colony Sim 19.4%, Base Building 8.5%, Management 7.5%, Sandbox 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused colony sim that emphasizes the struggle of maintaining a mountain fortress against various threats.

Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!

Why similar: Colony Sim 25.3%, Tower Defense 19%, Base Building 16.2%, Management 10.5%, Survival 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game that emphasizes base defense and resource management under constant pressure.

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

Why similar: Dwarves 81.5% ★, Colony Sim 10.9%, Base Building 2.3%, Strategy 2.3%, Simulation 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends strategy and simulation with a focus on managing a company of dwarves in a procedurally generated world.

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 79.8% ★, Colony Sim 5.1%, Base Building 2.7%, Strategy 2%, Sandbox 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the construction and management aspects of building a dwarf stronghold with a similar top-down aesthetic.

A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.8%, Base Building 17%, Management 10.8%, Sandbox 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that focuses on crafting and base-building, perfect for those who enjoy the management side of the seed game.

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 84.7% ★, Mining 7.8% ★, Strategy 5.4%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that captures the exploration and mining elements of the dwarf theme.

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: Colony Sim 36%, Base Building 19.3%, Management 12%, Sandbox 9.3%, Survival 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that prioritizes resource management and survival within a subterranean setting.

Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.

Why similar: Dwarves 62.3% ★, Mining 18.7% ★, Top-Down 5.6%, Procedural Generation 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike mining game that focuses on the exploration and danger of deep-earth excavation.

Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!

Why similar: Dwarves 43.2% ★, Mining 20.8% ★, Tower Defense 14.9%, Base Building 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 4%

Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game that incorporates mining mechanics, directly appealing to the seed's genre blend.

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 58.1% ★, Mining 17.2% ★, Management 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Simulation 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and management side of running a dwarf-themed enterprise.

Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.

Why similar: Mining 23.5% ★, Colony Sim 20.1%, Tower Defense 17%, Base Building 14.8%, Management 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building and tower defense mechanics, requiring efficient resource management to survive.

Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.

Why similar: Dwarves 46.5% ★, Mining 23% ★, Tower Defense 12.4%, Base Building 9.7%, Strategy 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy base-building game that emphasizes defending a mining site against encroaching threats.

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 41.2% ★, Tower Defense 15.8%, Colony Sim 15.7%, Base Building 8.4%, Procedural Generation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game with procedural generation that shares the chaotic defense loop of the seed.

Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?

Why similar: Dwarves 51.3% ★, Mining 21.4% ★, Tower Defense 16.1%, Procedural Generation 6.2%, Strategy 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging tower defense game that focuses on defending mining operations from waves of enemies.

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 86.3% ★, Procedural Generation 3.8%, Pixel Graphics 3%, Fantasy 2.4%, Strategy 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler that focuses on the combat and customization aspects of a dwarf army.

Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.

Why similar: Mining 44.6% ★, Management 20.4%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Strategy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management game that centers on the mining industry, mirroring the resource-gathering focus of the seed.

Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.

Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Tower Defense 18.4%, Base Building 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Survival 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused simulation game that shares the pixel-art style and management intensity of the seed.

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 49.9% ★, Mining 21.3% ★, Base Building 7.3%, Management 6%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%

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

Why similar: Colony Sim 41.9%, Mining 15.3% ★, 2D Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Simulation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the exploration and management of cavernous environments.

Dig up the Adamant Core from a procedurally generated mine, extract ores, sell them for profit, upgrade your equipment, and keep the King happy by sending him tributes before he loses his temper!

Why similar: Dwarves 55.8% ★, Mining 26.3% ★, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%, 2D 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled mining game that emphasizes the underground setting and resource gathering.

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 91.4% ★, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie simulation game that captures the atmosphere of managing a small, isolated underground community.

Fight big battles in the mines, get to mining and collecting gold and minerals. build and upgrade your towers, power up with treasure chests. Defend your base from looting goblins! using variety of weapons and tower, from RPG, ak47, canons towers, to sawblade towers and more!

Why similar: Dwarves 44.8% ★, Tower Defense 19.4%, Mining 15.6% ★, Top-Down 7.8%, Strategy 4.7%

A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36%, Tower Defense 24.1%, Base Building 11.6%, Survival 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

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 88.1% ★, Sandbox 5%, Tower Defense 2.8%, Strategy 2.8%, Indie 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox strategy game that focuses on the building and defensive aspects of dwarf life.

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 92.7% ★, Mining 2.2% ★, 2D Platformer 1.4%, Pixel Graphics 1.1%, Procedural Generation 1%

Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.6%, Tower Defense 22.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.3%

Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

Why similar: Colony Sim 35.6%, Tower Defense 23.4%, Base Building 14.4%, Management 9.3%, Sandbox 7.2%

Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.

Why similar: Dwarves 69.2% ★, Top-Down 7.3%, Procedural Generation 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Strategy 4.5%

Life is Hard is a godsim town simulator game developed by a two-man-team. Your main aim here is to manage your town. Expand your domain, prevent famine, make war, trade with others, attract new people. Make history!

Why similar: Dwarves 60.8% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Indie 5.5%

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 55.9% ★, Colony Sim 18.8%, Base Building 11.3%, Fantasy 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.3%, Management 17.9%, Base Building 13.7%, Sandbox 11.8%, Fantasy 8.4%

CloudDwellers is a 2D simulation and city-building game set in a world of scattered floating islands. Guide your settlers to harness technology, optimize production, and transform fragmented skies into a thriving, beautifully crafted aerial haven.

Why similar: Colony Sim 42.2%, Base Building 18.1%, Management 15.6%, Strategy 5.9%, Simulation 4.3%

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 56.3% ★, Management 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Indie 6%, Simulation 4.7%

Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!

Why similar: Colony Sim 39.5%, Management 14.9%, Sandbox 9.7%, Top-Down 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Dungeon Overseer is a colony simulator with a focus on base building and resource management. Become the Overseer by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.

Why similar: Colony Sim 37.3%, Base Building 18.2%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 6.8%

A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.

Why similar: Colony Sim 48.8%, Base Building 17.1%, Management 7.8%, Sandbox 7.8%, Survival 5.5%

Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!

Why similar: Colony Sim 51.2%, Management 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Fantasy 9.9%, Simulation 4.1%

You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8%, Tower Defense 19.4%, Base Building 16.1%, Management 10.2%, Sandbox 8.8%

Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!

Why similar: Colony Sim 47.2%, Base Building 19.8%, Survival 9.7%, Sandbox 9.5%, Management 7%

Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.

Why similar: Dwarves 67.7% ★, Mining 19.9% ★, Procedural Generation 6%, Fantasy 3.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.5%

Keep your dragon and city of Woodwarf safe with the help of your dwarven army. Upgrade your home and environment while you fight epic battles underground! Use special abilities and items and overcome waves of enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.3%, Strategy 15.4%, Fantasy 15%, Management 14.5%, Indie 7.9%

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 83.1% ★, Top-Down 5.3%, Fantasy 4.2%, Survival 3.5%, Indie 2.8%

Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.

Why similar: Dwarves 75.7% ★, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Fantasy 5.5%, Strategy 4.3%

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 88.3% ★, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 3.6%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Build and manage your own settlement! A relaxing village construction and management simulator.

Why similar: Colony Sim 33.3%, Base Building 15.8%, Management 11.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Top-Down 7.2%

Take control of a mining operation run by moose. They mine and sell the gems. You need to decide where to spend the profits. Hire more miners and upgrade their gear. Buy new rails and minecarts to get deeper into the mine. The deeper you get the more valuable gems you will find.

Why similar: Mining 29.4% ★, Colony Sim 26.9%, Management 12.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Top-Down 7.2%

In a nuclear apocalypse, you have to use your engineering skills to save as many survivors as possible. Defending, mining, crafting, creating production lines, and building an underground city for the survivors is your goal in this 2d side-scrolling automation game.

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3%, Mining 17.6% ★, Base Building 12.7%, Management 10.3%, Sandbox 8.2%

Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.5%, Tower Defense 17.3%, Base Building 15%, Management 9.9%, Top-Down 7.6%

Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?

Why similar: Colony Sim 27.2%, Mining 15.8% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Management 10.8%, Top-Down 8.5%