The Dwarves

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The Dwarves is a fantasy role-playing game with a strong story and tactically challenging real-time battles. 15 playable heroes, each with individual skills, are to be deployed cleverly.

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Developer:
KING Art
Publisher:
EuroVideo Medien
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
01 December 2016
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Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (1181)

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Description

The Dwarves is a fantasy role-playing game with a strong story and tactically challenging real-time battles. 15 playable heroes, each with individual skills, are to be deployed cleverly. Take on superior numbers of orcs, ogres, älfs, bögnilim, zombies, dark mages and many more foes, to give them the low-down.

Based on the bestselling novel “The Dwarves” by Markus Heitz you’ll experience a fascinating tale revolving around the coolest fantasy race ever: The Dwarves!

  • Tactical real-time battles: You’re fighting hundreds of foes with just a handfull of heroes. You can pause anytime to tactically plan the next smart move.

  • Crowd Combat: All creatures on the battlefield are rendered with physical complexity – that’s why the battles feel especially dynamic and “real”, and enabling a lot of tactical finesse.

  • Captivating story: Join the dwarf Tungdil on his adventurous journey across Girdlegard.

  • Explore the world: Uncover secrets, learn more about the game world and its inhabitants, and solve optional puzzles.

  • Delve into the world map: Girdlegard ranges from snow-covered summits to shimmering deserts. You can move freely on the world map, meet numerous characters, and experience adventures. But beware: A lot of your actions on the world map have far-reaching consequences!

Dwarves! Finally the coolest fantasy people are in the spotlight. The NPC days of the bearded axe-wielders are over – the age of the dwarves has come!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Window 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor:
Q9650 / AMD Phenom II X4 940
Memory:
6 GB RAM
Graphics:
GTX660 / Radeon 7870 / 2GB
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
25 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor:
Intel Core i7 3770 3,9 Ghz / AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
GTX770 / R9 290 / 4GB
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
25 GB available space

User reviews

Bloodseeker
Not recommended | 22 Jul 2025
2.2h played

If you'd love the books, you will hate the game. Graphics are passable at best and the plot stays true to the books. But bugs, unbalanced combat, and a broken save system make this more frustrating than fun. You either

Helpful: 9
SrKnightTristan
Recommended | 29 Dec 2025
3.4h played

I must say if you like DND and love dwarves. This is the game for you. The story can be somewhat hard to follow, but the story building is fantastic and so is the Combat. 10/10 would Oink, Oink again to any orc.

Helpful: 4
Telgasa
Not recommended | 11 Apr 2025
12.0h played

There might be a good story here but the combat makes the story have no value. I have tried to play this game a few times but I just cant ever get into it because Combat does not feel like a rewarding experience, It

Helpful: 7
Donkey
Recommended | 21 Feb 2025
23.2h played

This is a hidden gem but unfortunately there are a lot of annoying bugs. The game is short but in my opinion thats a good thing. You can easily complete it under 12h. The combat is a bit clunky and the progression is as

Helpful: 4
Evanecent Light
Recommended | 20 Jan 2026
19.1h played

It's a super simplistic, short, RPG Story with some survival modes. The Campaign will take you something like 3 hours and the story is basically a glossery of the generic Hero Arch. Still a Solid experience - just don't

Helpful: 2
RenegadeRodent
Recommended | 19 Apr 2026
19.5h played

The Dwarves is a charming little fantasy romp that plays similar to a table of DnD. While the combat is a bit weird like baldurs gate and dynasty warriors had a disfigured child the overall charm wins over. If anything

Helpful: 1