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Welcome to the Dwarf Fortress Wiki. This is a collection of user-submitted guides, information and advice for "Dwarf Fortress". Dwarf Fortress is a game for Windows, Linux and Mac, developed by Bay 12 Games featuring two modes of play, distinct, randomly-generated worlds (complete with terrain, wildlife and legends), gruesome combat mechanics and alcohol dependency. The wiki currently has 2248 articles.

Most of yesterday I spent trying to be robbed by bandits, but they kept looking away from me and forgetting I was there. — Toady One

Download The latest version is v52.04, released on August 28, 2025. Changelog · Release Information

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