Talked about this game (classic version) many times on this site. Just wanted to showcase the commercial enhanced version.

Tags: base, building, colony, Craft, dwarf, fortress, graphic, iso, isometric, mine, pixel, RPG, StoneSense, strategy

Talked about this version of NetHack Falcon’s Eye (isometric high-res graphics and more) some time ago, decided to do an official post about the original NetHack.

NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game that runs on a wide variety of computer systems, with a variety of graphical and text interfaces all using the same game engine. Unlike many other Dungeons & Dragons-inspired games, the emphasis in NetHack is on discovering the detail of the dungeon and not simply killing everything in sight – in fact, killing everything in sight is a good way to die quickly. Each game presents a different landscape – the random number generator provides an essentially unlimited number of variations of the dungeon and its denizens to be discovered by the player in one of a number of characters: you can pick your race, your role, and your gender.

Tags: classic, dwarf, eye, falcon, fortress, isometric, Jaakko, nethaack, open, Peltonen, roguelike, RPG, source

Aurora is a 4X (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, and eXterminate) science fiction strategy game. Players develop their interstellar empire from the humble beginnings on their homeworld to conquer the universe, or be pummeled into the ashes of history by opposing races.

Some say it has the graphical charm of an income tax assistant software from the late nineties, but a playing depth that more than rivals any commercial 4X game. Aurora is different because it places emphasis on fleet operations and detailed tactical combat.

The game is under constant development and there is an active and friendly player community in the game’s forum that will help you with any question or problem you might encounter.

Tags: Aurora, dwarf, Exploration, fleet, flight, fortress, space, strategy

Depths of Boatmurdered is a free top-down horror game inspired by the infamous Let’s Play of Dwarf Fortress, Boatmurdered. The game is 2 hours long and follows a lost dwarf who stumbles upon the terrible ruins of Boatmurdered. However, you can play through just fine without any knowledge of the Let’s Play! Depths of Boatmurdered only very vaguely adheres to the original layout of the fortress from the Let’s Play. It also largely ignores established Dwarf Fortress lore.

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Tags: boatmurdered, depths, dwarf, fortress, horror

Brogue is a Roguelike game for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux by Brian Walker.

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Tags: brogue, dwarf, fortress, roguelike, RPG

UnReal World is now donationware (free to download and play with the possivbility to make a donation to the author)

UnReal World, or UrW, is a unique graphical roguelike RPG taking place in the Far North long, long ago. It brings you a realistic game world rich with historical atmosphere in which northern folklore, knowledge and way of life play an important part. The atmosphere and game features are highly original and compelling. The world of the game is based on the ancient Finland in the late Iron Age.

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Tags: dwarf, fortress, l World, rogue, rogue-like, RPG, Unrea, URW

Dwarfs!? is gone Free-2-Play. You can download the game and play the core game in Arcade mode, plus all the Tutorials and the Challenge modes completely free, forever.

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Tags: colony, dwarf, f2p, Free, play, steam

Enter Thy Name is a roguelike for Windows available as a free download, or for a price of your choosing. A Mac Os X version is coming soon.

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Tags: dwarf, enter, name, offer, roguelike, RPG, thy

NetHack – Falcon’s Eye enhances the classic roguelike game NetHack with isometric high-res graphics, digitized effects, symphonic music and an intuitive mouse-driven interface, yet retains all the original gameplay and features.

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Tags: dwarf, eye, falcon, fortress, isometric, Jaakko, nethaack, Peltonen, roguelike, RPG

Towns brings a fresh new take on the citybuilding/management genre by introducing many RPG features. Drawing inspiration from games such as Diablo, Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress, the game has you managing a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero’s needs? Both the RPG and strategic aspects will be fleshed out over a series of sprawling dungeons. Craft unique weapons, obtain randomized loot and build a settlement capable of holding back the forces that come up from the depths!

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Tags: Build, city, dwarf, fortress, java, LINUX, macintosh, sim, towns