The game is played mostly with mouse and the version of the game installed by the package is displayed in a terminal-like window with images of ASCII characters ( screenshots). It is renowned for its highly customizable, complex in-depth game play.
You can control a dwarven outpost or a party of adventurers (adventurer mode is not yet available in the current version) in a randomly generated, persistent world. Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game.