# Dwarf Fortress

*Source* · `src-wikipedia-dwarf-fortress` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Encyclopedia / wiki |
| authors | Wikipedia contributors |
| venue | Wikipedia |
| date | 2026 |
| url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_Fortress |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

World generation with midpoint-displacement elevation, rainfall, drainage, temperature, erosion-traced rivers, and rain shadows; history simulated for a player-chosen number of years; Legends mode and XML export; Tarn Adams calls the game a story generator; Steam release 2022-12-06.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Dwarf Fortress](../game/dwarf-fortress.md), [History chronicle](../mechanic/history-chronicle.md), [Simulated history generation](../mechanic/history-generation.md), [Procedural terrain](../mechanic/procedural-terrain.md)

## Citation

Wikipedia contributors (2026). *Dwarf Fortress*. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_Fortress

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Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-taxonomy-m7`.