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After 23 years of making Dwarf Fortress, even its creator is still 'terrified' of drowning all his dwarves with aquifers: 'Part of the problem is we are just not good at videogames'

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