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Dwarf Guild Mania

Lead a campaign of glory as you mine, trade, spy, & sabotage your way to victory. Your guild of dwarves must vanquish its rivals and conquer the realm in this turn-based economic strategy game. Lead your capitalist dwarves across new lands in search of gems and gold. For the Guild!

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April 30, 2026
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About the Game

Dwarf Guild Mania is a turn-based economic strategy game where rival dwarf guilds battle for wealth, influence, and control across a procedurally generated world. Lead your clan of profit-hungry dwarves into untamed lands rich with gems, gold, and opportunity. In this realm, fortunes are claimed through clever trade, ruthless espionage, and industrial ambition. Which guild will rise above the rest?

Expand your guild from a modest mining operation into an unstoppable economic empire. Grow from guild, to company, to empire. Every decision shapes the prosperity of your dwarves and the future of the realm.

  • Establish thriving settlements, prospect for rare gems, and construct sprawling mines deep beneath the mountains.

  • Compete against rival guilds for territory, trade routes, and dominance over valuable resources.

  • Balance expansion with stability as your growing industries reshape the economy around you.

  • Procedurally generated worlds ensure every campaign presents new opportunities, rivalries, and challenges.

Gold alone will not secure victory. Influence, sabotage, and information are just as valuable as armies.

  • Dispatch spies to infiltrate enemy guilds, disrupt production chains, and steal valuable intelligence.

  • Manipulate markets and exploit shortages to cripple competitors while enriching your own coffers.

  • Outmaneuver rival leaders through cunning diplomacy, strategic investments, and economic pressure.

  • Risk everything on ambitious ventures that could either create legendary wealth or bankrupt your guild.

Beyond the mountains lies a living world filled with opportunity and danger.

  • Discover rich veins of precious minerals, hidden locations, and lucrative trading hubs scattered across the realm.

  • Adapt to changing economies where supply, demand, and competition shape the flow of wealth.

  • Build trade networks that connect distant settlements and fuel your industrial expansion.

  • Encounter rival guilds with competing strategies, personalities, and ambitions.

Dwarf Guild Mania reimagines the traditional 4X strategy formula by focusing on economics, espionage, and industrial growth rather than endless conquest.

  • Victory is achieved through wealth, market control, and strategic influence — not just military might.

  • A reactive economy creates dynamic opportunities for trade, monopolies, and sabotage.

  • Spies and covert operations provide alternative paths to dominance beyond open warfare.

  • Procedural generation keeps each campaign unpredictable and highly replayable.

  • Designed as a fast-paced but deep strategy experience, blending accessibility with meaningful long-term planning.

For the Guild!