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The Dwarves

KING Art · THQ Nordic · 2016-12-01

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RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 01, 2016 (Xbox One), 2016 (PlayStation 4), Jan 01, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 01, 2016 (Mac), Jan 01, 2016 (Linux)

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".

1
playing now
74%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
59/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
3.30★
PlayStation Store rating (821 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The Dwarves is a 2016 fantasy tactical role-playing video game developed by King Art Games. It features music composed by Benny Oschmann. In the game, players must find their way through various maze-like, medieval environments while battling a variety of monsters using a wide array of weapons. It is based on the novel The Dwarves by Markus Heitz.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 13,875 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 52k–126k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,095 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$8.11-80%
GOG$39.99
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.89 at MacGameStore (2024-03-12) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 73 of 136 observed days · $4.22 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1701Jun 2016Aug 2026Jun 2016 — avg 6 · peak 44Sep 2016 — avg 3 · peak 15Dec 2016 — avg 170 · peak 958Mar 2017 — avg 22 · peak 213Jun 2017 — avg 23 · peak 154Sep 2017 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2017 — avg 14 · peak 50Mar 2018 — avg 8 · peak 51Jun 2018 — avg 7 · peak 41Sep 2018 — avg 7 · peak 32Dec 2018 — avg 24 · peak 62Mar 2019 — avg 10 · peak 29Jun 2019 — avg 9 · peak 30Sep 2019 — avg 11 · peak 52Dec 2019 — avg 8 · peak 27Mar 2020 — avg 7 · peak 23Jun 2020 — avg 11 · peak 49Sep 2020 — avg 6 · peak 24Dec 2020 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2021 — avg 6 · peak 29Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 24Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 14Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 16Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13May 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 14Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$4.992016-12-012026-10-142016-12-01 — best price $33.992017-04-17 — best price $23.992017-08-21 — best price $38.252017-12-12 — best price $12.992018-04-19 — best price $13.202018-07-06 — best price $9.252018-10-08 — best price $9.992019-01-10 — best price $9.992019-05-13 — best price $39.992019-09-04 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $39.992020-02-07 — best price $38.442020-05-04 — best price $7.992020-08-10 — best price $39.992021-01-14 — best price $9.992021-05-14 — best price $9.992021-08-15 — best price $9.992021-11-30 — best price $39.992022-03-02 — best price $37.822022-06-23 — best price $9.992022-09-17 — best price $39.992023-01-03 — best price $39.992023-04-14 — best price $39.992023-07-21 — best price $9.992023-11-01 — best price $9.992024-01-22 — best price $9.992024-04-30 — best price $9.992024-08-02 — best price $7.222024-12-05 — best price $39.992025-02-22 — best price $39.992025-05-24 — best price $39.992025-09-11 — best price $39.992025-12-11 — best price $9.992026-03-30 — best price $10.002026-06-17 — best price $9.992026-08-31 — best price $39.992026-09-25 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3942026-06-01 — 16 pageviews2026-06-05 — 19 pageviews2026-06-09 — 4 pageviews2026-06-13 — 11 pageviews2026-06-17 — 9 pageviews2026-06-21 — 12 pageviews2026-06-25 — 15 pageviews2026-06-29 — 8 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-07 — 13 pageviews2026-07-11 — 15 pageviews2026-07-15 — 13 pageviews2026-07-19 — 11 pageviews2026-07-23 — 13 pageviews2026-07-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-31 — 8 pageviews2026-08-04 — 11 pageviews2026-08-08 — 36 pageviews2026-08-12 — 30 pageviews2026-08-16 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 11 pageviews2026-08-24 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 10 pageviews2026-09-01 — 14 pageviews2026-09-05 — 12 pageviews2026-09-09 — 12 pageviews2026-09-13 — 17 pageviews2026-09-17 — 13 pageviews2026-09-21 — 14 pageviews2026-09-25 — 12 pageviews2026-09-29 — 7 pageviews2026-10-03 — 19 pageviews2026-10-07 — 16 pageviews2026-10-11 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
80.1%
earned "Victory and Defeat"
18.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-12-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,1144%34
PS4 (PlayStation)2,2477%34
Xbox One (Xbox)1,0006%34

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGGoreDwarfActionFantasyAdventureAction RPGOpen WorldStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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