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2022 · PC
24 games that share what Dwarf Fortress does well: 4X, dwarves and strategy. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.
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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026 2024 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 84% Steam
To beat – unknown 2024 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 79% Steam
To beat – unknown 2014 · PC · Mac
Dwarves, colony sim
Critics – unknown
Players 88% Steam
To beat – unknown 2014 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 87% Steam
To beat – unknown 2025 · PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 92% Steam
To beat – unknown $14.99 was $29.99Historical low
2020 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 94% Steam
To beat – unknown 2021 · PC
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 72% Steam
To beat – unknown 2019 · PC · Mac
City building, economy
Critics – unknown
Players 74% Steam
To beat – unknown 2022 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, procedural
Critics – unknown
Players 87% Steam
To beat – unknown 2024 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 87% Steam
To beat ~6h IGDB 2026 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 91% Steam
To beat – unknown $8.99 was $29.99Historical low
2018 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Players 97% Steam
To beat – unknown 2021 · PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Players 76% Steam
To beat ~15h IGDB $1.99 was $24.99Historical low
2026 · PC · Mac
Procedural, base building
Players 96% Steam
To beat – unknown 2020 · PC · Mac · Switch
City building, resource management
Players 97% Steam
To beat ~72h IGDB 2026 · PC
4X, base building
Critics – unknown
Players 92% Steam
To beat ~50h IGDB 2016 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 75% Steam
To beat – unknown 2025 · PC
Colony sim, city building
Players 86% Steam
To beat – unknown 2026 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Players 96% Steam
To beat ~31h IGDB 2019 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
Critics – unknown
Players 81% Steam
To beat – unknown 2015 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Colony sim, city building
Players 89% Steam
To beat ~44h IGDB 2022 · PC · PS · Xbox
Colony sim, city building
Critics 68 IGDB
Players 77% Steam
To beat – unknown 2026 · PC
Colony sim, city building
Players 88% Steam
To beat ~29h IGDB 2024 · PC · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android
4X, base building
Players 79% Steam
To beat 200h+ IGDB Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
2022 · PC
Colony sim, crafting
91% of 3,793 Steam reviews
2026 · PC · Mac
Colony sim, city building
93% of 2,154 Steam reviews
$19.49 was $29.99Historical low
In Game Pass
1992 · PC · Mac
Procedural, base building
93% of 1,235 Steam reviews
2026 · PC
City building, resource management
90% of 828 Steam reviews
2025 · PC
Colony sim, city building
88% of 3,905 Steam reviews
$8.99 was $29.99Historical low
2017 · PC
Procedural, run-based
96% of 2,009 Steam reviews
Popular lists Game Pass catalog checked Oct 12, 2026. PS Plus lists checked Oct 16, 2026.
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