
Bay 12 Games announced that its strategy game Dwarf Fortress sold nearly 500,000 copies in December.
In a recent forum post, co-creator and developer Tarn Adams shared the milestone almost a month after the game’s official launch on Steam, saying the launch went great, but concrete numbers won’t be available until mid-February when everything is processed by Valve and publisher Kitfox .
“In January, we will begin an exciting new era of having more than one developer on a project,” said Adams. “I have no idea how long it will take to get things up and running etc but it should eventually help with bug fixes, ports and more. This at least frees up more of my time for features and maybe “I’ll also learn how to get a lot of people involved in this.”
The developer is promising more bug fixes and quality of life updates, as well as an arena mode. Adams added that he wants to start working on Adventure Mode once more patches are available, “… but I don’t expect to be able to start Adventure Mode this month when we’ve got it all figured out and Arena Mode is still to come.”
Dwarf Fortress was originally released in 2006 for free with a core development team consisting of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams. After relaunching on Steam last year, the simulation game now boasts improved graphics, a brand new user interface, new sound design, and much more. Right now, Steam reviews show an “overwhelmingly positive” reception from players.
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