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CEO of Kitfox Games reckons hundreds of hours playing Civilization could be the secret to the Dwarf Fortress publisher's success: 'Maybe Kitfox wouldn't be as successful if I didn't know how to alternate between science trees and army defences'

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Dwarf Fortress
Genres · indie, rpg, simulation, strategy, tbs
Release · Aug 8, 2006
Developer · Bay 12 Games
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69 articles 44 writers 1 reviews
Kitfox Games
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Kitfox Games
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2014–2026
Latest · Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists
Top genres · indie, rpg, strategy
66 articles 66 writers 15 games
Civilization
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Civilization
Active · 1991–2025
Latest · Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Top genres · strategy, simulation, tbs
478 articles 188 writers 32 games
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