83BANG SCORE
Dwarf Fortress
banger · strategy · 2022
A lot of game for the money: about 60.6h, $29.99 (~$0.49/hr), 95% positive.
Better value than 86% of strategy games
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $29.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.49/hr over the 60.6h main story, $0.15/hr if you 100% it (200h).
Advertised
60.6h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
200h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.49/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$29.99
Reviews
95%
31,157 reviews
Metacritic
93
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2022
What drives the score
Value$0.49/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews95% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
DeveloperBay 12 Games
PublisherKitfox Games
Genrestrategy
Trailer & screenshots
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