Kitfox Games

Kitfox Games is the publisher of Dwarf Fortress and many other games. Bay 12 Games posted on 2019-03-13 that they joined Kitfox after a medical scare that made them worry about their long-term finances. After joining up, Kitfox hired artists to work on the graphics pack for the Premium release.^[source] On 2022-12-06, Kitfox went on to publish Dwarf Fortress to Itch.io and Steam.

Kitfox works

Key: • italics = Source for Date listed in first column. • "D" = Has channel on Kitfox Discord. • W = Worthy of Wikipedia article

Date	Steam	Itch.io	D	W	Price	Title	Developer	Genre	Computer	Mobile
2013-12-30					Complementary	Sculptorgeist	Kitfox	Simulation (Haunting)	web-based
2014-07-03	Steam	Itch.io		W	Itch.io: 13.49$ Steam: 14.99$	Shattered Planet	Kitfox	Roguelike	Mac & Windows	Android + iOS (mobile discontinued)
2014-11-16		Itch.io			Donation	Do Not Believe The Robots	Kitfox(?)	RPG, Procedural generation	web-based
2015-07-15	Steam	Itch.io	D	W	Itch.io: 29.99$ Steam: 29.99$	Caves of Qud	Freehold Games	Roguelike game	Linux, Mac, Windows
2015-07-21		Itch.io			Donation	The Path More Taken	Kitfox	Simulation game (Hiking Trail Designer)	web-based
2015-12-15		Itch.io			P.W.Y.W.	From Seed to Snow	Kitfox(?)	Simulation game (Plant Growing)	web-based
2016-03-10	Steam	Itch.io	D	W	Itch.io: 13.49$ Steam: 14.99$	Moon Hunters	Kitfox	Co-op choose-your-own adventure	Mac & Windows	PS4, Switch, Xbone
2016-06-05		Itch.io			Complementary	Love Pyramid	Kitfox(?)	Action game	only Windows
2016-06-30		Itch.io			Donation	Hot or Bot	Kitfox(?)	Role play	web-based
2017-08-04	Steam	Itch.io	D	W	Itch.io: 9.99$ Steam: 12.99$	The Shrouded Isle	Kitfox(?)	Simulation game (Cult Manager)	Mac & Windows	Switch
2017-09-25		Itch.io			Complementary	Five Secrets	Kitfox(?)	Puzzle game	web-based
2018-01-28		Itch.io			Complementary	The First Island	Kitfox(?)	Simulation (Social Media)	only Windows
2018-11-22			d		Complementary	BadCupid	Kitfox	ARG(?)	web-based
2019-09-05	Steam	Itch.io	D		Itch.io: 9.99$ Steam: 9.99$	Fit for a King	Brent Ellison & Tanya X. Short	Adventure (Henry VIII Simulator)	only Windows
2019-10-17	Steam		D	W	Itch.io: n/a Steam: 19.99$	Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind	A Sharp	Strategy choose-your-own-adventure	Mac & Windows	iOS
2019-11-01		Itch.io			P.W.Y.W.	Cryptid Containment Taskforce	(listed below)	Simulation, Survival	Mac & Windows
2020-02-03		Itch.io			P.W.Y.W.	A Bridge Too Far	(listed below)	Puzzle game	web-based
2020-09-10	Steam		D		Itch.io: n/a Steam: 19.99$	Ostranauts	Blue Bottle Games	Simulation (Noir Space)	only Windows
2020-10-15	Steam	Itch.io	D		Itch.io: 20.00$ Steam: 19.99$	Lucifer Within Us	Kitfox	Simulation (Crime Solver)	Mac & Windows
Cancelled	Steam	Itch.io				Mondo Museum	Viewport Games	Simulation (Museum)	Mac & Windows
2021-08-11	Steam	Itch.io	D	W	Itch.io: 19.99$ Steam: 19.99$	Boyfriend Dungeon	Kitfox	Action Hack-and-Slash Romance	Linux, Mac, Windows	PS5, Switch, Xbone/series
2022-01-20	Steam	Itch.io	D	W	Itch.io: 20.00$ Steam: 19.99$	Pupperazzi	Sundae Month	Adventure (Dog Photography)	Mac & Windows	Switch, Xbone/series
2022-12-06	Steam	Itch.io	D	W	Itch.io: 29.99$ Steam: 29.99$ Bay12 -Free-	Dwarf Fortress	Bay 12 Games	Simulation (City Builder + Open-World)	Linux & Windows	DFRemote (pre-v50-only)
2023-08-21	Steam		D	W	Itch.io: n/a Steam: 24.99$	Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out	A Sharp	Strategy choose-your-own-adventure	Mac & Windows	iOS
2023-12-21		Itch.io			P.W.Y.W.	Campfire Chat	Kitfox(?)	Chatroom(?)	Linux & Windows
2023-12-21		Itch.io			P.W.Y.W.	Feast	(?)	Survival game	only Windows
2024-06-14		Itch.io			Donation	Astronomicon	(?)	Fortune cookie generator	web-based
Upcoming	Steam	(?)	D		Unknown	Streets of Fortuna	Kitfox	Simulation (Open-world City)	only Windows
Upcoming	Steam	(?)	D		Unknown	Loose Leaf: A Tea Witch Simulator	Kitfox	Simulation (Tea Brewing)	only Windows

Long dev team names:

• Cryptid Containment Taskforce development team - Mehrdad Dehdashti, Thea Kent, Jongwoo Kim, and Neha Patel
• A Bridge Too Far development team - Jongwoo Kim, Clement Marthe, Louis Sciannamblo, and François-Xavier Bilodeau

Discordography

This article or section has been rated D for Dwarf. It may include witty humour, not-so-witty humour, bad humour, in-jokes, pop culture references, and references to the Bay12 forums. Don't believe everything you read, and if you miss some of the references, don't worry. It was inevitable.

The people of the Kitfox discord mostly communicate in the standard language of humans but with the addition of a set of bespoke iconography with cryptic meanings. There are about 90 of these iconographic symbols all-together; these are the most-popular of them:

Kitfox Discord Iconography

Name	Iconography	Meaning	Origin
:hellmo:		Going on a rampage	Referencing Elmo's triumphant return after conquering HFS
:graaa:		Expressing frustration	The Snapjaw tribe of Hyena man found deep within the Caves of Qud
:kf_love:		Expressing affection	A Fox expressing its affection with the gift of a Dimple cup
:gorlak:		Gorlak is a state of mind. Used to represent a gorlak or as a serious face, like when you look at your friend after they say something so dumb you can't even smile. It can also be used in df situations in which you feel that way, for example, "damn, the fb had dust, and all my minions are death... " -> DF moment. Resume: Because of gorlak, df moment, or serious face (also as a primal reaction)	Gorlak from the underground Caverns
:df_urist:		Used to express a (cute) smile, or, ironically, for df moments or obvious stuff, like when someone ask something obvious, and you answer with something more obvious, "You need seed for a farm "	The famous Urist from the legendary Dwarven Fortress
:df_dwarf:		Used when you believe a situation is very df	a Dwarf with his iconic Beard
:babykobold:		Used to indicate you believe something to be cute	a Kobold hatchling
:dinomote:		Possibly used to indicate that you believe someone is being aggressive	Figurine of a Dragon that fell from the Heavens
:Patch:		Used when something is in need of repair	A piece of Cloth used in the repair of a Garment