Hairy Little Buggers
- June 23, 2017
- Michael Todd Games
Get on SteamBuild a Dwarven Fortress. Dig tunnels, forge iron, & fight battles! Grow, dig & build!
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Reviews
- The game is entertaining and offers a fun twist on the management genre, particularly for fans of dwarf-themed games.
- The tutorial is well-organized, making it easier for new players to learn the mechanics step by step.
- The game has potential for improvement and shows signs of ongoing development with updates and bug fixes.
- The humor is often crude and relies heavily on vulgarity, which may not appeal to all players.
- The user interface is described as terrible and sloppy, making gameplay cumbersome.
- The AI is frequently problematic, with dwarves sometimes failing to follow commands or becoming unresponsive, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Gameplay is characterized by a mix of challenging mechanics and frustrating randomness, where players often find themselves relying on repetitive patterns that can be heavily influenced by luck. While the game offers over 8 hours of playtime, the clunky click-and-drag interface detracts from the experience, and the achievement system lacks diversity, making it easy to complete most tasks quickly. Overall, the promise of difficulty is overshadowed by the reliance on a single strategy and random outcomes.
“8+ hours of gameplay!”
“Secondly, after you have gotten the hang of the game's mechanics, you can complete 11 out of 12 of the Steam achievements in 2 easy games. What boosts small games like this in game hours is a good diverse set of challenges/achievements, not 11 out of 12 in 2 easy games and then the last one being beyond Nintendo hard mode.”
“As for gameplay, while it promises difficult gameplay, it does deliver. Unfortunately, it comes down to finding and repeating the very same single pattern that will work or will not work depending on a random dice roll. I have nothing against randomness as long as it can make an element harder or easier by accident, instead of making or breaking the battle.”
“Unfortunately, while the game promises difficult gameplay, it ultimately comes down to finding and repeating the same single pattern that may or may not work depending on a random dice roll. I have nothing against randomness as long as it can make elements harder or easier by accident, rather than making or breaking the battle.”
“The game mechanics feel clunky in the worst ways possible; everything is more or less done with a click-and-drag interface.”
“After getting the hang of the game's mechanics, you can complete 11 out of 12 of the Steam achievements in just 2 easy games. What small games like this need to boost playtime is a diverse set of challenges and achievements, not 11 out of 12 in 2 easy games, with the last one being excessively difficult.”
- humor8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game has been criticized for relying heavily on crude jokes, particularly those involving excrement and vulgar language, which many reviewers found to be low-quality and juvenile. While the premise suggests a humorous experience akin to "Dwarf Fortress," players felt it fell short, lacking both the depth of humor and the engaging challenge they expected. Overall, the humor is polarizing, appealing primarily to those who enjoy simplistic, bodily-function jokes.
“Fun and funny”
“Tl:dr - if you think farts are funny by themselves you won't have an issue with this game's promise, but I'd rather move on and throw the cash into a more mature developer; crude humor is not reduced to 'make characters fart around all the time'.”
“While the base premise is more than fine - a Dwarf Fortress wannabe with lots of humor, I'm afraid it has neither the elements of Dwarf Fortress nor humor; perhaps short of difficulty and randomness. I expected a difficult, but fair game with lots of humor and poop jokes thrown around here and there.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players highlight the importance of addressing both the physical and emotional needs of their dwarves, emphasizing that neglecting these aspects can lead to negative consequences, such as unsanitary conditions. Specifically, providing gems is noted as a key factor in maintaining the emotional well-being of the dwarves.
“Manage your dwarves' physical and emotional needs!”
“As in, 'give them a place to go to the toilet or they'll soil the land where they stand; as for emotional needs, dwarves need gems.'”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is hindered by a lack of sound control, particularly due to an overwhelming number of juvenile sound effects that may detract from the overall experience. Players express that the inability to adjust or mute these sounds could make repeated playthroughs less enjoyable.
