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Dwarf Fortress
In this complex construction/management/roguelike simulation, every generated world brings a unique challenge, whether it’s dwarves with their own simulated personalities or aquifers. Observe what makes your civilization fall into eventual decline, and learn for next time… until something else inevitably goes wrong. The combat model includes skills, body parts, material properties, aimed attacks, wrestling, pain, nausea, various poison effects, and much more. It’s difficult to convey the depth of the generation. Hundreds of animals and monsters, many of which are randomly created for each wo
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.
About Dwarf Fortress
- Released
- December 2022
- Developer
- Bay 12 Games
- Publisher
- Kitfox Games
- Engine
- OpenGL
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows)
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- Community Announcements20th Anniversary, Myth & Magic art and music 🦄 Dwarf Fortress Patch 53.16Hey Urists, We're back and celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dwarf Fortress this week with a special show, Myth & Magic at and music updates and a patch. While Myth & Magic work is very much underway, we also have patch 53.16 today which fixes a bunch of things. We are also preparing to go to Gamescom at the end of the month to show a first-look of Myth & Magic gameplay that you'll be able to...
- Community AnnouncementsDwarf Fortress 20th Anniversary ShowHey Urists! August 8th marks the 20th anniversary of classic Dwarf Fortress and we've put together an exciting show to celebrate the occasion. Join Tarn and Zach as they play the first ever build of the game from 2006 and reminisce about the olden days. It’s been a while since they’ve played the build and it’s very unstable so who knows what will happen? We're also excited to reveal the new Myt...
- Community AnnouncementsThe Dino Update is out now! 🦕 Dwarf Fortress Patch 53.15Hey Urists! The dino update is live now adding 100 extinct creatures to the game. All sprites and portraits are created by Dwarf Fortress artist Guido/Neoriceisgood. We hope you enjoy this update as we continue with development on the Magic update. Here's Tarn with the details: This patch adds a hundred animals that went extinct in the real world. Each of these animals also gets an animal perso...
- Community AnnouncementsDinos are coming June 25th! 🦖 Dwarf Fortress Dev UpdateWe're back and excited to announce that the Dino Update will be arriving June 25th! Featuring: 100 dinos and extinct creatures, including baby and dinomen versions Dinos can be used for war, as a pet or as food 5 new settings to adjust how dinos appear in your world Animal people graphical update with held equipment and some bodywear ...and more! There will be a wide variety of creatures from t...
- Community AnnouncementsPatch 53.14Patch Notes 53.14: This small patch fixes a crash to do with the changes to announcements from last time.
- Community AnnouncementsDiplomacy Improvements + 20th Anniversary 🙌 Dwarf Fortress Patch 53.13Hey Urists, We’ve got another patch/community news hybrid post today! There’s lots on the go right now as we prepare for a packed summer of news and updates. The artists are finishing up dinos and continuing with the art for the Myth and Magic update. You can expect to see the dinosaur update next and we'll be sharing a release date very soon. Tarn is also in full Wizard-mode but in the meantim...
- Mods indexed
- 1.3k
- Versions
- 0
- Newest tracked
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- Most disruptive update
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Most downloaded
Measured from the source's own counts, summed across every release.
- Interface TweaksInterface Tweaks Version 1.6 This mod adds visible hotkeys to most actions that have hotkeys, replaces the disband squad button with a trash can so you stop disbanding squads on accident, makes the difference between selected and deselected UI icons more obvious, and many other minor improvements...146.7k downloads
- See-Through Smoothing DesignationsThis replaces the smoothing and engraving designation graphic with something that's easier to see through. How to Install This mod has to be enabled during world generation setup. There is no officially supported way of installing this mod into an existing world. However, unlike many mods there's...107.9k downloads
- Audible AlertsMakes most alerts trigger a sound. This is really helpful if you, like me, keep missing important alerts. Installation Instructions When creating a world, select this mod from the mod menu. This mod should be loaded after the vanilla mods. Uninstallation Instructions I would make this easier if I...103.3k downloads
- Squad & Burrow IconsThis small mod adds additional, more informative custom symbols to the military squad screen and the burrows screen. Icons are in the same style as the default tileset. No dependencies, load in any order. Includes symbols: - Archer - Sword - Hammer - Spear - Axe - Mace - Whip - Wrestler - Pickaxe...70.1k downloads
- Rounded hillsMakes hill corners less sharp and more natural Version 1.6 now includes support for all vanilla surfaces and compatibility for custom tilesets like Detailed Landscapes63.6k downloads
- Creature Graphics Extended!! THIS MOD IS STILL IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT / EXPECT MANY THINGS TO BE CHANGED AND ADDED / IT PROBABLY WON'T LOOK AS NICE AS THE THUMBNAIL !! Creature Graphics Extended aims to improve upon the existing graphics of Dwarf Fortress' many creatures, adding more variation and visual flair whilst stayin...61.2k downloads
- Reduced Z-Level FogThins out the z-level fog.55.5k downloads
- Perspective WallsBuy me a coffee if you would like to help me justify the time spent modding instead of working paying contracts: Changes the wall graphics to a version using 2.5d forced perspective, You can see the front face of the wall, like in old JRPGs and several classic mode tilesets. Its required that thi...52.8k downloads
- Work Detail IconsA set of 8 icons lovingly stolen from the base game that replace the I II III IV V VI VII VIII symbols that designate custom work details. It's a bit fiddly to select the one you want, but even if you aren't choosy these are helpful. Thanks to Wookieguy for helping me fix the transparency issue!...40.1k downloads
- Detailed LandscapesAdds graphics to vanilla environmental tiles that had no visuals. This returns environmental diversity which was actually in the game the whole time. Dwarf fortress is known for its amazing level of simulation, but the steam version simplifies a huge diversity of landscapes into just a single 'gr...37.2k downloads
- Bourbon's Dark DepthsChanges Z-level fog from sky-blue to a dark shading for better underground spaces. Removes blue from ramp and shadow overlays as well. Credit to Munashe's Reduced Z-Level Fog mod for showing how it is done. For even less blue, check out36.8k downloads
- Additional Races: GnollsThe Gnoll are a civilization of hyena-like humanoids who roam the tropical savannahs and grasslands in search of murder and plunder. They are innately hostile to most others and like stealing children to, probably, eat later. Gnolls congregate in large tribes lead by a warleader who overseers the...33.4k downloads
- Metal plate floorThis mod replaces vanilla metal floor texture with metal plate. Who would want diagonal wood-like looking bars on the floor when you could have a BIG and SHINY metal plate anyway? Also replaces metal ramp texture. Compatible with any other mod that don't replace metal floor. (Including mods that...32.7k downloads
- Additional Races: RatfolkThe Ratfolk are a civilization of rat humanoids that skitter under mountains and hills in rabid search for power. They fight with anything: dwarves, humans, and even each other. Ratfolk leadership is a bit of an oxymoron; they do form groups around each other but their constant scheming and jealo...32.1k downloads
- Additional Races: NagaThe Naga are a multi-armed evil race of serpentine humanoids that make their homes in swamps, marshlands, and rivers. They come with an additional material and two weapons unique to their race. Naga civilization initially begins in the same manner as goblins; a demon spawns a spire from the under...28.6k downloads
- Live Combat LogAdds a live combat log, with combat sound. This update was long overdue. If the combat sound is not to your liking, you can either replace it with a sound of your choice (google is your friend here) or replace the file with a copy of combat_strike_silent.ogg28.1k downloads
- Additional Races: ErinyesThe Erinyes are a primarily female humanoid race that settle amongst the jungles and forests in relative seclusion. They are very tall – similar in size to a minotaur – and similarly quite physically strong. They don’t mind war, but are not hostile by default and are usually happy to trade. Eriny...25.8k downloads
- Ketaros Stones VariationsThis mod adds a massive variation to one of the most important aspect of the game, the stones! Minerals and ores now will have variations to the physical look of all the stones in the game, keeping the same color style. Check here: KETAROS PATREON25.0k downloads
- clinodev's Dry Mines (No Aquifers Mod)Removes the aquifer tag from the nine aquifer bearing soils and stones in Dwarf Fortress, for that all day dry not drowning in the mines feeling! Here's a video explaining how to install and use the mod:24.7k downloads
- Obvious EngravingsModifies the sprites for engraved walls to make the engravings three times as obvious. FAQ I liked how in the ASCII versions you could see a symbol that represented each engraving. Can you bring that back? At the moment, it's not possible to have more than one image for engraved walls. Once DFHac...24.6k downloads
- Flowing WaterAnimates water so you can see it flowing. Helps identify risky water, shows directions for machinery and helps adventurers find water that is safe to drink It matches the water simulation's direction of flow. The game actually already does this animation under the hood, it just was never visible...24.2k downloads
- Additional Races: IxthidThe Ixthid are a vicious race of mostly intelligent insectile monstrosities that live in the rocky flatlands and deserts. They enjoy shiny things and are more than willing to steal and murder for them with no regard for the previous owner’s life. Ixthids congregate around their humanoid variants...23.3k downloads
- Stoneworking ExpandedI've always found it goes against my idea of craftsdwarfship that dwarves cannot construct certain furniture such as beds out of stone. This mod expands the selection of items you can construct at a stoneworker's workshop* to include: - Beds - Bins - Cages - Minecarts - Stepladders - Wheelbarrows...23.2k downloads
- Playable Races: Stella ElvesStella Elves are a subspecies of elves whose fanatical desire to gain the blessings of the stars has driven them to desecrate the nature their woodland cousins so dearly love. Stella dig deep within the earth for the rarest of gemstones, carving them into lenses, and hoping a constellation's bles...20.7k downloads
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Why Dwarf Fortress mods break
A mod is compiled against one version of a game. When the game updates, anything that reached into the parts that moved stops working, and it usually stops working silently rather than with a message that explains itself.
That is what the table above counts. It is not a guess: each row is a mod the community has reported as broken by that specific release. The number is a fair measure of how disruptive an update was, and it is the reason people delay updating a game they have modded heavily.
Common questions
Does IndexGG host Dwarf Fortress mods?
No, and it never will. Every download link points at the author's own page on Nexus, GitHub, CurseForge or wherever they published it. We index the ecosystem; the files stay with the people who made them.
Where does the compatibility data come from?
From the communities that maintain it in the open, not from guesswork. Each claim carries how it is known, so a reported breakage is never presented as though the author said it.
Why is a mod listed as broken when it works for me?
Compatibility depends on your exact game version and the rest of your load order. A mod marked as broken in one release may work fine on an older one, which is exactly why the version is recorded next to the claim rather than a bare yes or no.