The Steam version of Dwarf Fortress - the one that costs money and features actual graphics - has proven to be a strong upgrade of the original ASCII strategy game, but it's been missing one key feature since launch. Now, after a lengthy beta period, Steam players too will get to experience the joyful frustration of Adventure Mode.
Adventure Mode essentially turns Dwarf Fortress into an open-world roguelike RPG, letting you explore the same sorts of worlds generated in the main strategic management game - potentially one you've even built a fortress in yourself - as a party of adventurers. You can explore, undertake quests, and delve into dungeons as part of a much more traditional, er, adventure. This mode has been part of the game since its initial public launch way back in 2006, but it's only now hitting the Steam version.
