Dwarf Fortress (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dwarf Fortress" in English language version.

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arstechnica.com

Johnston, Casey (February 25, 2013). "Dwarf Fortress: Ten hours with the most inscrutable video game of all time". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

bay12games.com

"Older Versions". Bay 12 Games. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
"Bay 12 Games: Dwarf Fortress". Bay 12 Games. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
"Dwarf Fortress Current Development". Bay 12 Games. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.

books.google.com

Tyson 2012, pp. 9–14. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, p. 109. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, p. 24. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, p. 46. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, pp. 117–120. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, pp. 77–78. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, pp. 73–76. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, pp. 133–135. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, pp. 67–70. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, pp. 161–162. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, pp. 163–164. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.
Tyson 2012, p. 106. Tyson, Peter (May 25, 2012). Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress: Learn to play the most complex video game ever made. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4493-1494-1.

comicbook.com

Moore, Logan (December 6, 2022). "New Steam Top Seller Is One of the Most Influential Games Ever". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

doi.org

McKee, Connor (2020). "Differentiation Techniques and Their Effectiveness for Video Game Art and Design Lectures in Higher Education". The Computer Games Journal. 9: 75–90. doi:10.1007/s40869-020-00096-3. S2CID 210716123.

edge-online.com

Brown, Nathan (June 12, 2012). "Dwarf Fortress guide published". Edge. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

escapistmagazine.com

LaVigne, Chris (March 4, 2008). "Critical Success, Commercial Flop: For the Love of the Game". The Escapist. No. 139. p. 2. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
LaVigne, Chris (March 4, 2008). "Critical Success, Commercial Flop: For the Love of the Game". The Escapist. No. 139. p. 3. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

eurogamer.net

Gillen, Kieron (September 13, 2006). "The State of Independence #5". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 13, 2019). "Dwarf Fortress coming to Steam". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

gamasutra.com

Adams, Tarn (February 27, 2008). "Interview: The Making Of Dwarf Fortress". Gamasutra (Interview). Interviewed by Josh Harris. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Moser, Cassidee (August 11, 2016). "How RimWorld fleshes out the Dwarf Fortress formula". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
"Dwarf Fortress tops Turtle Beach poll to find players' 'Beautiful Game'". Gamasutra (Press release). July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

gamedeveloper.com

Rose, Mike (July 2, 2013). "Dwarf Fortress in 2013". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
Kerr, Chris (April 5, 2024). "Dwarf Fortress has topped 800,000 sales in just over a year". Game Developer. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

gamesindustry.biz

Pearson, Dan (January 31, 2013). "Where I'm @: A Brief Look at the Resurgence of Roguelikes". GameIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Pearson, Dan (July 2, 2013). "Dwarf Fortress creators were offered '6 figures' by a publisher". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

gamespot.com

Kuhnke, Oisin (February 24, 2023). "All The DICE Awards Winners Revealed". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
Makuch, Eddie (November 29, 2012). "Museum of Modern Art opening game gallery". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

hardcoregaming101.net

Miszczyk, Maciej (June 4, 2015). "Hardcore Gaming 101: Dwarf Fortress". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

hastac.org

Adams, Tarn (May 11, 2010). "Procedural Humanities – An Interview with Tarn Adams, Creator of Dwarf Fortress". Digital Humanities Specialist (Interview). Interviewed by Elijah Meeks. HASTAC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2014.

ign.com

Spencer, Alex (December 26, 2013). "A History of Roguelikes in 6 Free Games". IGN. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
Bolding, Jon (December 7, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress Review". IGN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

indiegames.com

Ellsworth, Craig (March 24, 2013). "Dwarf Fortress: A game that will live forever?". IndieGames.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

interactive.org

"Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Winners of 2022's Best Video Games at 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

killscreendaily.com

Shimomura, David (April 29, 2014). "Road to Two5Six: Tarn and Zach Adams". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.

kotaku.com

Jackson, Gita (June 4, 2019). "My Dwarf Fortress Game Generated A Royal Line Of Necromancers And It's Cool As Shit". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
Walker, John (December 7, 2022). "Steam Loves Dwarf Fortress So Much It's Confusing The Locals". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
Plunkett, Luke (January 30, 2013). "After Years of Playing A Game, These Guys Turned Their Exploits into A Giant Story". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
Plunkett, Luke (November 12, 2010). "The PC's Best Free Games Right Now". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

medium.com

kitfoxgames.medium.com

Kitfox Games (December 2, 2022). How Many Copies Will Dwarf Fortress Sell?. Medium (Report). Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

metacritic.com

"Dwarf Fortress". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

nytimes.com

Weiner, Johah (July 21, 2011). "The Brilliance of Dwarf Fortress". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.

pcgamer.com

McDougall, Jaz (July 7, 2010). "Dwarf Fortress dev log remains hilariously grim". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Hogarty, Steve (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell". PC Gamer UK. No. 228. p. 1. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Hogarty, Steve (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell". PC Gamer UK. No. 228. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Hogarty, Steve (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell". PC Gamer UK. No. 228. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Adams, Tarn (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress developer interview". PC Gamer (Interview). Interviewed by PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Adams, Tarn (August 2, 2010). "Community heroes: Tarn Adams, for Dwarf Fortress". PC Gamer (Interview). Interviewed by PC Gamer; Jaz McDougall. p. 1. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
Fenlon, Wes (March 31, 2016). "Dwarf Fortress' creator on how he's 42% towards simulating existence". PC Gamer. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
Senior, Tom (February 14, 2012). "Dwarf Fortress update adds 'secret vampire dwarves' and werewolf invasions". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Elliott, Melissa (July 25, 2014). "Into the deep: it's time to learn how to play Dwarf Fortress". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
Fenlon, Wes (November 1, 2022). "The Steam version of Dwarf Fortress finally has a release date". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
Wolens, Joshua (December 7, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress hit its 2-month sales estimate in under 24 hours". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
Wolens, Joshua (February 2, 2023). "Dwarf Fortress releases sales figures since Steam release showing 46,000% increase in earnings". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
Adams, Tarn (August 2, 2010). "Community heroes: Tarn Adams, for Dwarf Fortress". PC Gamer (Interview). Interviewed by PC Gamer. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
Carpenter, Lincoln (December 5, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress review". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
Senior, Tom (September 24, 2010). "Explore your Dwarf Fortress dungeon in Minecraft". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Sykes, Tom (May 27, 2016). "The 50 best free PC games". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
"The best open world games". PC Gamer. November 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
Fenlon, Wes (December 12, 2022). "After spending 20 years simulating reality, the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to a new one: being millionaires". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
Chalk, Andy (March 22, 2023). "Dwarf Fortress has now racked up 600,000 copies sold on Steam". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
Rick Lane (April 19, 2025). "Dwarf Fortress sells 1 million copies on Steam, so now Bay 12 Games can afford that 'little party' it planned". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
Chalk, Andy (June 2, 2014). "Dwarf Fortress update coming in July, the first in two years". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
McDougall, Jaz (September 7, 2010). "Oilfurnace: an illustrated Dwarf Fortress tale". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 8, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Fenlon, Wes (December 6, 2022). "Tons of game developers praise Dwarf Fortress in celebration of its Steam launch". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

pcgamesn.com

Boudreau, Ian (December 22, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress update removes graphics". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
Bourdeau, Ian (January 4, 2023). "Dwarf Fortress sales hit nearly 500,000 in December". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

polygon.com

Hall, Charlie (March 14, 2019). "The co-creator of Dwarf Fortress is getting older, but his work remains unfinished". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024. The truth is that Adams has been so busy programming Dwarf Fortress over the last 16 years that he hasn't had time for things like graphics. Instead, he just sampled images of ASCII characters from a 30-year-old version of MS-DOS and called it a day.
Hall, Charlie (November 1, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress' big makeover will be out on Steam in December". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
Hall, Charlie (July 23, 2014). "Dwarf Fortress will crush your CPU because creating history is hard". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
Hall, Charlie (July 24, 2014). "Download the Dwarf Fortress soundtrack and rock out in ASCII". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
Hall, Charlie (August 6, 2014). "Dwarf Fortress is changing how the MOMA preserves art". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

reddit.com

Adams, Tarn (March 24, 2013). "I'm Tarn Adams of Bay 12 Games, co-creator of Dwarf Fortress. AMA!". Reddit. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2018. DF is written in some unsanctioned messy combination of C and C++, and I work in the MSVC Express studio thing they give out for free, whatever version they are on, or maybe one back.

researchgate.net

Ryan, James (November 2015). "Toward Characters Who Observe, Tell, Misremember, and Lie". Experimental AI in Games: Papers from the AIIDE 2015 Workshop. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

rockpapershotgun.com

Gillen, Kieron (February 18, 2011). "The Very Important List of PC Games, Part 5/5". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
Smith, Graham (April 16, 2014). "Dwarf Fortress: The Detailed Roguelike That's Easy To Play". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 23, 2010). "Dwarf Fortress: The Song Of Onionbog, Pt 1". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 27, 2010). "The Song of Onionbog, Pt 2: Ingish's Duty". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 28, 2010). "The Song of Onionbog, Pt 3: Turtle Biscuits". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 30, 2010). "The Song of Onionbog, Pt 4: Fascism & War". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"Roburky's Dwarf Fortress Diary". Rock Paper Shotgun. June 14, 2009. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Smith, Adam (February 14, 2012). "Never Too Deep: Dwarf Fortress' Massive Update". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Smith, Graham (April 29, 2015). "Dwarf Fortress Developers Launch Patreon For Support". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
Cox, Matt (December 23, 2022). "For the first time in history, a non-Adams brother is now working on Dwarf Fortress code". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
"The 50 Best Free Games On PC". Rock Paper Shotgun. October 16, 2015. p. 45. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
Smith, Graham (November 24, 2020). "The best management games on PC". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
Gillen, Kieron (January 8, 2009). "Losing Is Fun, Learning is Better: DF UltraTutorials". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Gillen, Kieron (March 10, 2009). "Dwarf Fortress For Minors: Newbie Tutorials". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.

seattleweekly.com

Sears, Kelton (June 8, 2016). "How Two Brothers From Silverdale Made The World's Most Complex Video Game". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

McKee, Connor (2020). "Differentiation Techniques and Their Effectiveness for Video Game Art and Design Lectures in Higher Education". The Computer Games Journal. 9: 75–90. doi:10.1007/s40869-020-00096-3. S2CID 210716123.

theguardian.com

Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (December 6, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress review – a grand chronicle of inevitable disaster". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

uib.no

gamephilosophy2013.w.uib.no

Martin, Paul (2012). "Landscape and Gamescape in Dwarf Fortress" (PDF). The Philosophy of Computer Games Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

web.archive.org

Moore, Bo (July 7, 2014). "Now You Can Play Dwarf Fortress in Real-Time 3-D". Wired. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Gillen, Kieron (February 18, 2011). "The Very Important List of PC Games, Part 5/5". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
Pearson, Dan (January 31, 2013). "Where I'm @: A Brief Look at the Resurgence of Roguelikes". GameIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Smith, Graham (April 16, 2014). "Dwarf Fortress: The Detailed Roguelike That's Easy To Play". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
McDougall, Jaz (July 7, 2010). "Dwarf Fortress dev log remains hilariously grim". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Sears, Kelton (June 8, 2016). "How Two Brothers From Silverdale Made The World's Most Complex Video Game". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
Goldberg, Daniel; Larsson, Linus (November 5, 2013). "The Amazingly Unlikely Story of How Minecraft Was Born". Wired. Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
Shimomura, David (April 29, 2014). "Road to Two5Six: Tarn and Zach Adams". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
Hall, Charlie (March 14, 2019). "The co-creator of Dwarf Fortress is getting older, but his work remains unfinished". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024. The truth is that Adams has been so busy programming Dwarf Fortress over the last 16 years that he hasn't had time for things like graphics. Instead, he just sampled images of ASCII characters from a 30-year-old version of MS-DOS and called it a day.
Hall, Charlie (November 1, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress' big makeover will be out on Steam in December". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
Boudreau, Ian (December 22, 2022). "Dwarf Fortress update removes graphics". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
Adams, Tarn (February 27, 2008). "Interview: The Making Of Dwarf Fortress". Gamasutra (Interview). Interviewed by Josh Harris. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Hall, Charlie (July 23, 2014). "Dwarf Fortress will crush your CPU because creating history is hard". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
Hogarty, Steve (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell". PC Gamer UK. No. 228. p. 1. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 23, 2010). "Dwarf Fortress: The Song Of Onionbog, Pt 1". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Johnston, Casey (February 25, 2013). "Dwarf Fortress: Ten hours with the most inscrutable video game of all time". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
Spencer, Alex (December 26, 2013). "A History of Roguelikes in 6 Free Games". IGN. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 27, 2010). "The Song of Onionbog, Pt 2: Ingish's Duty". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 28, 2010). "The Song of Onionbog, Pt 3: Turtle Biscuits". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Smith, Quintin (September 30, 2010). "The Song of Onionbog, Pt 4: Fascism & War". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"Roburky's Dwarf Fortress Diary". Rock Paper Shotgun. June 14, 2009. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Hogarty, Steve (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell". PC Gamer UK. No. 228. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Gillen, Kieron (September 13, 2006). "The State of Independence #5". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
Hogarty, Steve (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell". PC Gamer UK. No. 228. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
Adams, Tarn (August 9, 2011). "Dwarf Fortress developer interview". PC Gamer (Interview). Interviewed by PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
Miszczyk, Maciej (June 4, 2015). "Hardcore Gaming 101: Dwarf Fortress". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
Rose, Mike (July 2, 2013). "Dwarf Fortress in 2013". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
Jackson, Gita (June 4, 2019). "My Dwarf Fortress Game Generated A Royal Line Of Necromancers And It's Cool As Shit". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
Weiner, Johah (July 21, 2011). "The Brilliance of Dwarf Fortress". The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
LaVigne, Chris (March 4, 2008). "Critical Success, Commercial Flop: For the Love of the Game". The Escapist. No. 139. p. 2. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
Adams, Tarn (August 2, 2010). "Community heroes: Tarn Adams, for Dwarf Fortress". PC Gamer (Interview). Interviewed by PC Gamer; Jaz McDougall. p. 1. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
"Older Versions". Bay 12 Games. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
Adams, Tarn (March 24, 2013). "I'm Tarn Adams of Bay 12 Games, co-creator of Dwarf Fortress. AMA!". Reddit. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2018. DF is written in some unsanctioned messy combination of C and C++, and I work in the MSVC Express studio thing they give out for free, whatever version they are on, or maybe one back.
Fenlon, Wes (March 31, 2016). "Dwarf Fortress' creator on how he's 42% towards simulating existence". PC Gamer. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
Adams, Tarn (May 11, 2010). "Procedural Humanities – An Interview with Tarn Adams, Creator of Dwarf Fortress". Digital Humanities Specialist (Interview). Interviewed by Elijah Meeks. HASTAC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
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