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We Are the Dwarves

Whale Rock Games · 2016

We Are the Dwarves

StrategyAdventureIndieIGDB 63Steam 67%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Tactical dwarf trio adventure with flexible stealth or combat approaches."

Heads up: Story mode pauses anytime; Multiplayer requires real-time coordination and can't be paused.
Best session: 30-45 minutes

Minimum session

20 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Missions & levels

Plan mission approaches beforehand to maximize efficiency in shorter sessions.

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About

'We Are the Dwarves!' Is a story-driven real-time tactical action game about the three dwarven astronauts in the Stone Universe looking for the warm and bright Stars. An accident with the drill-like Starship brought them to an unknown part of the Universe, pushing into dangerous circumstances, but that's where the adventure begins! The dwarves will meet ancient races and giant monsters on their mission and it's up to you, who commands the trio, how to deal with them. Depending on what you want from the game - stealth or slasher - you can choose how to play with your dwarf team.

Dwarves is just a race among others, being at the edge of extinction, because the Stars mystically go out. Forcer, Smashfist and Shadow are the only survivors of a drilling starship expedition, and their mission is to find a new Star for the dwarven folk. The accident brought them to the unknown part of the Stone Unive…

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeThird personActionFantasy

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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We Are the Dwarves — Session FAQ

How long does a session of We Are the Dwarves take?
The minimum meaningful session for We Are the Dwarves is approximately 20 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause We Are the Dwarves?
We Are the Dwarves uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does We Are the Dwarves pressure you to keep playing?
We Are the Dwarves has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is We Are the Dwarves's Session Respect Score?
We Are the Dwarves has a Session Respect Score of 7.0/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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