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Games like The Dwarves

If The Dwarves is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aarklash: Legacy, GreedFall: The Dying World and Dungeon Siege II — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Dwarves: A few heroes are facing hundreds of foes – are you even able to lead the coolest fantasy people to victory against the dark hordes? Explore a vast world, fight tactical real-time battles, and experience the fantastic story based on the bestseller "The Dwarves".

2016RPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 61Windows · macOS · Linuxby KING Art
The Dwarves — Steam game cover
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Battle system requires cunning over brute forceInspires rereading the source materialLore is established and deepAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into The Dwarves also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Aarklash: Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Top pick for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    In Aarklash: Legacy take command of a mercenary squad in search of truth and guide it through countless battles.Welcome to Aarklash, a land of chaos where incessant battles between the forces of Light, Destiny and Darkness have lasted since the beginning of time.

    2013StrategyAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. GreedFall: The Dying World

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Second-strongest match for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Return to the GreedFall universe in a thrilling new adventure, where every choice has consequences. Ripped away from your island, you will travel across the war-torn, disease-ravaged Old Continent, forging alliances, and fighting to regain your freedom!

    2026ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dungeon Siege II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Third-strongest match for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    It’s been a generation since you vanquished the evil that plagued the Land of Ehb, and now…a new menace has awakened. In Dungeon Siege II, the sequel to the best-selling RPG from Gas Powered Games, you will be called on to again wield sword and spell to save the world from a growing abomination many years in the making.

    2005RPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lord of the Rings: War in the North

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Work together or die alone in this epic quest to turn the tides in the War of the Ring.

    2011ActionRPGSteam ↗
  5. Pillars of Eternity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Ranked #5 for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. We Are The Dwarves

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Ranked #6 for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Serpent in the Staglands

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Ranked #7 for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    A true role-playing adventure. Set in the icy Staglands, this party-based CRPG has you take the role of a trapped god on a perilous journey across a beautiful, deadly peninsula.

    2015AdventureRPG13.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Drakensang

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Ranked #8 for The Dwarves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Drakensang is a third-person party-based RPG based on the pen & paper role-play rules of The Dark Eye. Drakensang is the first PC game for over 10 years to be based on Germany's most successful and popular role-play system. Drakensang builds on the pen & paper rules as applied in version 4.0.

    2009RPG9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Dwarves at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Streets of Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tower Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hylics

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    2015IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Dwarves on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Dwarves.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from KING Art

Other recommendable Steam games by KING Art, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Iron Harvest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

    2020Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Book of Unwritten Tales

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

    2012Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    Every world needs its heroes. However unlikely they may seem. Join Wilbur, Ivo, Nate and Critter in another classic point-and-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia. Help them fulfill their destiny. A destiny as yet unwritten.

    2015Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    'The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief' is a thrilling crime adventure in three chapters from the creators of 'The Book of Unwritten Tales'. Full of twists and turns, it immerses you in both sides of the story, combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk and reward of a heist story. Paris, 1960.

    2013AdventureSteam ↗
  5. Black Mirror

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.

    2017Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia

    2012IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Raven Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Dwarves.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    London, 1964. An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum. At the crime scene: a raven feather. Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven, the legendary master thief who disappeared years before?

    2018Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Battle Worlds: Kronos

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Dwarves.

    Another title from KING Art, the studio behind The Dwarves.

    Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos.

    2013Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Dwarves

Is The Dwarves verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Dwarves is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does The Dwarves cost?
The Dwarves is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Dwarves?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Dwarves are Aarklash: Legacy, GreedFall: The Dying World, Dungeon Siege II.
Who developed The Dwarves?
The Dwarves was developed by KING Art and published by THQ Nordic, EuroVideo Medien.

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