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Lead a Dwarven Prince's clan underground: mine randomized depths, build a settlement, develop workers, and fend off beasts.
Released 23 Oct 2012
Dig Layered Tunnels
Build Underground Homes
Explore Randomized Depths
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.
Developed by Zeal Game Studio · Published by Paradox Interactive









A Dwarven Prince sets out to reclaim his people’s stolen land. Explore a continent, uncover buried treasure and search for mysteries left behind by the Great War across a 13-level story campaign.
Manage a dwarven settlement by ordering its inhabitants to dig, build and conduct research. Use gathered resources to expand and decorate the underground home, and find rare materials that unlock better buildings and equipment.
Each new level generates a different world, so your plans must adapt to its layout and dangers. Dwarves level up and gain skills as they work, while deeper mining can expose the settlement to dangerous beasts. Custom mode lets you build without enemies or add more for a greater challenge.
Some players enjoy digging tunnels, arranging underground rooms and watching a settlement spread across multiple layers, describing the experience as a cozy, relaxing builder they return to. Reviews also appreciate its resource-management and settlement-building appeal. Criticism includes dwarf navigation and AI problems, broken achievements, a lack of challenge once established, and concern that shop content is no longer accessible.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 27 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 60/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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