Stonewards

First-person roguelite defense with dwarves mining between monster attacks

Banana Tiger Studio · Released Aug 11, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 928
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 91 in 30 days
Players: 54; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 weeks ago; Oct 13, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 1060; 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Stonewards?

Stonewards is an Early Access first-person roguelite about dwarves answering distress calls from neighboring kingdoms, playable solo or with up to three others. Each mission alternates monster-wave defense with timed trips into procedurally generated mines. You bring resources back to craft arrows, repair walls, and unlock randomized upgrades; the mission ends if the stronghold falls.

For you if...

+you enjoy coordinating different combat roles with friends
+you like adapting your build around randomized upgrades

Not for you if...

−you want continuous combat without resource gathering breaks

What players say

94% of 928 reviews are positive · 85% of 91 in the last 30 days

Players praise the mining-and-defense loop, especially in co-op, and several also enjoy solo play. Criticisms center on repetition and limited variety, alongside requests for multiplayer conveniences such as reconnecting and pausing.

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Stonewards system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows (64-bit) 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.5 GHz or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 480
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Stonewards have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Stonewards run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Gamepad not enabled by default
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 20
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Italian, Korean, Turkish.

Does Stonewards 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