Infamous ASCII-like game with one of the most obscure interfaces I’ve ever seen.

Dwarf Fortress

This is part of my fortress. You can see the scene of a bloody battle. Honestly.

I’ve tried to play it before, but never very successfully. By which I mean that I started it up, failed to do anything, then quit.

For the first time, though, I’ve got somewhere. Sure, I’ve flooded all my lower floors after a floodgate disaster. Yes, my dwarves nearly starved to death and many of them went berserk and killed their friends. No, I can’t work out why my dwarves are leaving animal corspes lying around. And I can’t work out why no crops seem to be growing on my farm.

Dwarf Fortress

The orphaned kittens make me sad.

Still, I’m doing okay. I actually managed to dig out a multi-level fort before flooding it. I’ve made beds and a floodgate and lever to operate the floodgate. I’ve managed to trade with the merchants who arrived. I’m doing pretty well, all in all.