As long as you remember !!!!LOSING IS FUN!!!! youโll do great :)
this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2026
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Its incredible how excited i am for losing ๐คฃ
I've only played it in ASCII and only vanilla or self-modded. It's amazing out the box. The first time I played it back in 2008 I went sixteen hours straight without even realizing it, that's how immersive it was. And it's come a helluva long way in two decades.
Wait, 2008 wasn't two decad....
Well shit
I mean that in itself is a stellar review! 16 hours, goddamn! ๐ฅณ
Steam version has ~~all the new updates and features, it is what you'll want to choose. The og available from their website I believe is now depreciated since the stream launch but it is still a glorious piece of software~~ the new graphics set and ui which makes playing a lot more user friendly. You can still get texture packs for the og version but I would still recommend supporting the creators and buying the game.
This is not true; the latest version is still available for free from the Bay12 website, just without graphics so you have to play in ASCII mode.
Oh is that so? My mistake! I will edit my previous post. I thought I remembered that adventure mode and some other features were not coming to that version, but it appears I am mistaken. Thank you for the correction!
Yeah, makes sense! Ill give it a good spin and can't wait to unleash the dwarves on those poor mountains!
Another commenter corrected me that the bay12 version still is full featured but I definitely suggest getting the steam version for the graphics and ui alone. Definitely worth it in my opinion
For sure, will buy it!
The steam/itch version is simply better. It has graphics but you can turn them off and then is the same as the free online version.
I mean yo can download the free version and check it out but without graphics is a really tough game and the UI doesn't scale too good without the graphics. I 100% suggest to pick the premium version if you can :)
That's what i needed to hear! Thanks! Can't wait to try it out!
Am I the only one who wishes this game had better graphics? I know this originally used to be a text-based game and the GFX was recently updated, but it seems like it still has a long way to go.