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Play Dwerve with Pixel Pete!

We're excited to announce that the Dwerve Demo will be made available for 1 week during the Steam Game Festival which lasts from February 3 to February 9!

Join us on the Steam page for 2 livestreams to watch Pixel Pete play Dwerve:
  • February 3 at 8 pm EST/GMT-5!
  • February 4 at 12 pm EST/GMT-5!


Dwerve is a tower defense dungeon crawler RPG. It tells the story of a young dwarven tinkerer that adventures into dwarven ruins to unearth the lost technologies of the ancient warsmiths - turrets and traps, the only weapons that can protect the dwarves from the witch queen known as Vandra the Wicked and her army of bloodthirsty trolls and monstrous creatures.

Key Features
  • Tactical turret-based combat. Combat involves making strategic decisions about which turrets and traps to build and where. During a battle you must rebuild, swap out, and reposition turrets to adapt to new waves of enemies and a dynamic battlefield!
  • Upgrade your arsenal. Unlock 15+ turrets, each with it's own unique upgrade tree. Purchase upgrades that make the turrets stronger. You decide which turret upgrades best cater to your favorite strategies and play style!
  • Discover powerful artifacts. Discover all 5+ artifacts — an arrow-blocking shield, dashing boots, a bouncing boomerang, a ground-shaking hammer, and more! These artifacts give the player special abilities to fight and outmaneuver foes!
  • Story-based campaign. Unravel the history of the dwarves and the trolls in a story that features diverse characters, unpredictable plot, and a fantasy world with it's own mythology!
  • Explore ancient dungeons. Explore 30+ dungeons in 5+ biomes, each with hidden secrets, mysterious puzzles, and interesting lore!

Play Dwerve with Pixel Pete!

We're excited to announce that the Dwerve Demo will be made available for 1 week during the Steam Game Festival which lasts from February 3 to February 9!

Join us on the Steam page for 2 livestreams to watch Pixel Pete play Dwerve:
  • February 3 at 8 pm EST/GMT-5!
  • February 4 at 12 pm EST/GMT-5!


Dwerve is a tower defense dungeon crawler RPG. It tells the story of a young dwarven tinkerer that adventures into dwarven ruins to unearth the lost technologies of the ancient warsmiths - turrets and traps, the only weapons that can protect the dwarves from the witch queen known as Vandra the Wicked and her army of bloodthirsty trolls and monstrous creatures.

Key Features
  • Tactical turret-based combat. Combat involves making strategic decisions about which turrets and traps to build and where. During a battle you must rebuild, swap out, and reposition turrets to adapt to new waves of enemies and a dynamic battlefield!
  • Upgrade your arsenal. Unlock 15+ turrets, each with it's own unique upgrade tree. Purchase upgrades that make the turrets stronger. You decide which turret upgrades best cater to your favorite strategies and play style!
  • Discover powerful artifacts. Discover all 5+ artifacts — an arrow-blocking shield, dashing boots, a bouncing boomerang, a ground-shaking hammer, and more! These artifacts give the player special abilities to fight and outmaneuver foes!
  • Story-based campaign. Unravel the history of the dwarves and the trolls in a story that features diverse characters, unpredictable plot, and a fantasy world with it's own mythology!
  • Explore ancient dungeons. Explore 30+ dungeons in 5+ biomes, each with hidden secrets, mysterious puzzles, and interesting lore!

Funded and on the way to Linux, Dwerve mixes Tower Defence with dungeon crawling

After a slick limited-time demo and a Kickstarter campaign, the dungeon crawling / tower defence hybrid Dwerve has now managed to complete the campaign and get fully funded.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/09/funded-and-on-the-way-to-linux-dwerve-mixes-tower-defence-with-dungeon-crawling

Kickstarter Live Stream Finale!

Hi everyone! The Kickstarter has 40 hours to go and we just need $6,000 more to reach the Nintendo Switch stretch goal! It looks like we might reach Localization 1 later today!

[h2]Live Stream Finale![/h2]

Join us tonight and tomorrow night for the Live Stream Finale! The event starts at 8 pm ET/GMT-4 and will take place on the Dwerve Steam page and Pixel Pete's YouTube channel.

We will be playing the game, discussing what we plan to work on after the Kickstarter, and answering any questions you might have about Dwerve and game development. Thank you all for helping us spread the word and making the Dwerve Kickstarter successful! We look forward to hanging out with you tonight and tomorrow night! See you there!

Dwerve Kickstarter is Now Live!

Hi everyone,

The team and I are excited to announce that the Dwerve Kickstarter has launched!

[h2]Back Dwerve on Kickstarter![/h2]


Back in the first 48 hours and get the spin-off game: Dwerve - Classic TD!