A Game of Dwarves

A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great…

66 27 October 2012 from $2.50

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Comedy Fantasy

A Game of Dwarves is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Zeal Game Studio, released 27 October 2012 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.50 at GamersGate.

Verified 21 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What A Game of Dwarves is

A Game of Dwarves is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Zeal Game Studio and released in 2012. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War. Take charge of your Dwarven settlement while mining, exploring and utilizing your resources with a combination of strategy and management.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 27 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

A Game of Dwarves holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 28% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2.4 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM and Shader Model 4.0 compatible card (minimum Nvidia GeForce 8000, AMD Radeon 2000). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.50 at GamersGate, 75% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

A Game of Dwarves launched on 27 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Assassin's Creed III. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Assassin's Creed III.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Dlc

A Game of Dwarves: Star Dwarves

6 December 2012

A Game of Dwarves: Pets

11 February 2013

Quick answers

A Game of Dwarves — frequently asked questions

When did A Game of Dwarves come out?

A Game of Dwarves was released on 27 October 2012 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does A Game of Dwarves cost?

The cheapest current price for A Game of Dwarves is $2.50 at GamersGate, which is 75% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for A Game of Dwarves?

At minimum, A Game of Dwarves needs Dual Core 2.4 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, Shader Model 4.0 compatible card (minimum Nvidia GeForce 8000, AMD Radeon 2000) graphics, 3 GB HD space of storage.

How many GB is A Game of Dwarves?

The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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