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Welcome to the Dwarf Fortress Wiki. This is a collection of user-submitted guides, information and advice for the Roguelike game "Dwarf Fortress". Dwarf Fortress is a game for Windows, Linux and Mac, developed by Bay 12 Games featuring two modes of play, a distinct, randomly-generated world (complete with terrain, wildlife and legends), gruesome combat mechanics and vicious schools of carp. The wiki currently has 10,049 articles.

"This is a dwarf. The dwarf is dead. The dwarf is also laughing." — Kruggsmash

Download The latest version is v50.14, released on September 25, 2024. Changelog · Release Information

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