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Dwarf Fortress dwarves are 'more human than human,' creator says: 'They're allowed to embody bigger emotions. They're allowed to make bigger mistakes. They're allowed to do anything'

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Genres · indie, rpg, simulation, strategy, tbs
Release · Aug 8, 2006
Developer · Bay 12 Games
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