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We Are The Dwarves

We Are The Dwarves

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

Released Feb 25, 2016 Developer Whale Rock Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieAdventureActionDwarfSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

67.5%positive1,323 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A dark and deep adventure with a unique setting! Tactical battles make you sweat, and the atmosphere of emptiness is worked out to the smallest detail. A real gift for lovers of difficult challenges.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“We Are The Dwarves offers a unique premise—three dwarven astronauts navigating hostile, cavernous worlds—with striking art and atmospheric level design. Combat is tense and strategic, rewarding careful planning but often hampered by fiddly controls and inconsistent mission…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Stealth here is so-so, battles in any neighboring tactical game are better, and just picking the only right option is not very interesting. And the game is relatively short. I am indifferent to dwarves (even if they are in space), the setting, although atypical, is not enough to…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
324-hour peak
2,508all-time peak
0 100 200 2016 2018 2020 2022 2026 118 avg · Dec 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

34achievements
4.8%median completion
3.5%rarest: More dead than alive
43.1% of players 32.8% of players 30.7% of players 29.5% of players 29.1% of players 24.4% of players 16.0% of players 15.0% of players 10.0% of players 8.8% of players 8.4% of players 7.9% of players 7.5% of players 7.3% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 43.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
43.1%We came in peace — Kill 5 Whistler Pirates
32.8%You don't even try — Hidden achievement
30.7%We all hate tutorials — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
3.5%More dead than alive — Hidden achievement
3.5%Yours whistles makes me laugh — Kill 100 Whistler Pirates
3.6%Meet my friend — Different enemies races kill each other 25 times

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.79lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK11.99 GBP
Australia17.99 AUD
Canada15.99 CAD
Japan2,699 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$9.2 China Canada Australia US UK Japan EU≈$45

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 09, 2026
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Jul 09, 2026
⚡ VALDIS — Demo!

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Jul 09, 2026
We Are The Dwarves — A Major Update Is Coming

\We Are The Dwarves — A Major Update Is Coming\ We Are The Dwarves was originally released in 2016, and for a long time the game remained without updates. Almost ten years later, we have managed to re

Oct 02, 2025
Heavy Burden VR — Demo Available Now!

Heavy Burden VR — Demo Available Now!Friends, we are excited to share with you the demo of our upcoming game Heavy Burden VR. It’s an atmospheric first-person VR platformer where you carry a heavy sto

Oct 01, 2025
Update — Bug Fixes

We Are The Dwarves Update We’ve released an update for We Are The Dwarves.What’s new: Reliable launch: x64 + DirectX 11 by default, stable on Windows 10/11 (Intel/AMD).Steam initialization: no forced

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsIndie · Adventure · Action · Dwarf · Singleplayer · RPG · Fantasy · Isometric · Hack and Slash · Multiplayer · Action RPG · Action Roguelike (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian, Ukrainian, French, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Portuguese - Portugal, Italian *
Achievements34
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3098340/Shadow_of_the_Matrix/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 5770 (512 MB VRAM) DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card