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We Are The Dwarves

Real-time tactical adventure with dwarf astronauts and time-slowing squad commands

Whale Rock Games · Released Feb 25, 2016

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 1,356
Recent reviews
Very Positive
86% of 51 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
3 weeks ago
Oct 8, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 460
4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 60/100 (critic reviews)

What is We Are The Dwarves?

A single-player, top-down tactical action adventure set inside the Infinite Stone, where three dwarf astronauts search for a new star to save their people. You explore underground landscapes, switch between ranged, melee, and stealth specialists, and slow time to queue their actions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy deliberate positioning and carefully timed ability combinations
  • +you like scouting ahead and setting up stealthy attacks

Not for you if...

  • −you want forgiving encounters with little trial and error
  • −you prefer controlling one character instead of managing a squad

What players say

78% of 1,356 reviews are positive · 86% of 51 in the last 30 days

Players praise the alien landscapes and underground atmosphere. Their most common complaint is clunky controls, alongside punishing difficulty and frequent retries.

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We Are The Dwarves system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 5770 (512 MB VRAM)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or Radeon HD 6870 (1 GB VRAM)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does We Are The Dwarves have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does We Are The Dwarves run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
34
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, Ukrainian, French, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Portuguese - Portugal, Italian.

Does We Are The Dwarves use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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