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DORFS by pro4

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made by pro4 for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

DORFS is my love letter to the game "Gnorp Apologue". The game is meant to be played as a casual idler game, where you can be more active at times if you desire by actively clicking on elements that your Dorfs are automating. Gather up resources, unlock upgrades, and delve the depths of the Dorf's fortress. Progress further into the depths to gather even more resources and become absurdly powerful.

If you are having performance issues, I would recommend the platform native executables as they will run significantly better than the HTML5 web version.

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Controls:

  • WASD or Right click drag: Move camera around

  • Left Click: Interact with gold/gem resources

  • Mouse Hover: Get details from buildings/signs

Attribution: * Background Music: Joe Reynolds - Lolor (CC-BY 3.0) * FONT: KennyNL - KennyFonts (CC0)

All code/art/design were done during the 72 hour jam period by me.

HTML5 Web Version https://profour.itch.io/dorfs
In Downloads Section https://profour.itch.io/dorfs
In Downloads Section https://profour.itch.io/dorfs
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/dorfs

Ratings

Overall 55th 4.163⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Fun 50th 4.125⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 343th 3.402⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Theme 100th 4.221⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 237th 4.067⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Humor 135th 3.677⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Mood 209th 3.942⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 46🗨️

Feedback

Clement_chassot
08. Apr 2025 · 11:01 UTC
If only my bank accounts would fill up like this...
Really neat, I spent more time on this game than expected,
but I have to go to work now.
oxnh
08. Apr 2025 · 13:04 UTC
Very chill, graphics and music tie into that really well. I was chilling for about 10 minutes, really entertaining. For most of that time I forgot about unlocking deeper floors as well. Nice job.
LeTabouret
08. Apr 2025 · 17:33 UTC
Really cool, the sense of scaling up the production is awesome, the text descriptions are really funny, the art is nice, the music is chill, the only grievance I'd have would be some minor menu bugs (like not displaying when hovering the panels).

Much more fun to play than most professionally made idle games I've played
DeadCode
08. Apr 2025 · 17:33 UTC
Super nice idle game and would love to casually play this on my phone! Really hope you continue this project because are so nice and the gameplay is so relaxing
LogovoStudio
08. Apr 2025 · 17:37 UTC
I am lost 30 minutes of my life, and it was beautiful. Very good game, art, music and gameplay. Wait in Steam)
Fullbuff
08. Apr 2025 · 17:38 UTC
Nice Gnorp clone! There were some funny ideas.

Good job for a one-dev game.

One criticism: the theme didn't serve the gameplay much. It was more built around Gnorp than Depths.
Ranzor
08. Apr 2025 · 17:38 UTC
Very nice atmosphere and chill gameplay.. Loved it!
alexusss
08. Apr 2025 · 17:41 UTC
I was literally stuck in this game and didn't notice how half an hour had passed. It's so simple and yet very sticky. Very cool and fun game!
izzqz
08. Apr 2025 · 17:41 UTC
Please, PLEASE release this game! i cant i cant stop this is something

![Screenshot From 2025-04-08 20-41-12.png](///raw/30b/46/z/6b7a3.png)
izzqz
08. Apr 2025 · 17:42 UTC
FIVE STARS!
braktheman
08. Apr 2025 · 17:44 UTC
Probably the best game I've ever played that encourages child labor.

HTML5 version definitely couldn't handle it once I got pretty deep in to it, but that's not a you problem.

I love watching number go up. Great job!
RizBleu
08. Apr 2025 · 17:49 UTC
Amazing game !!
Ranzor
08. Apr 2025 · 17:52 UTC
Wow, impressive. You really managed to get a good synergy of gameplay, art and music.
JamesGames1000
08. Apr 2025 · 19:39 UTC
Really fun you should consider putting it on poki/crazy games :)
HelloImBenjamin
08. Apr 2025 · 21:07 UTC
I loved it! It was really fun to play and would like to see more.
LDJam user 298496
08. Apr 2025 · 22:23 UTC
Looks great, feels great, sounds great - love it!
RelicTooth
08. Apr 2025 · 22:29 UTC
Loved every second of it, I am also a big fan of (the) Gnorp Apologue so I guess this is no surprise. The humor is great and the music you chose adds to the atmosphere very nicely. I really like the creativity of the different activities and upgrades, nice job!
Ruslana
08. Apr 2025 · 22:54 UTC
This is a very unusual clicker! Gold and mines to the dorfs!
Everything combines well in this game.
SiilicaC
08. Apr 2025 · 23:36 UTC
cute, the art design/vibe is amazing! and the music really adds to the mood i love it all! love how they all hop on the stairs!
Texugo
09. Apr 2025 · 00:37 UTC
I'm RICH! Mooooore money! Mooore Dorfs! Had an absolute blast while playing this
threegoldeneggs
09. Apr 2025 · 00:56 UTC
So much fun! Loved seeing my money grow >:)
r8teful
09. Apr 2025 · 08:53 UTC
I played this for like 20 minutes it was fun! But it was quite dissapointing that there was no final ending, or goal to get towards! Well done
Holiwhirl
09. Apr 2025 · 11:33 UTC
Super fun idle game!! Graphics are cute and loved building my dorf empire
meskaline
09. Apr 2025 · 12:37 UTC
Damn, your game is one of the best i've seen here by a mile. The graphics are spot on, the mood is perfect and the replayability aspect is awesome. Good job.
ThatSommeS
09. Apr 2025 · 18:35 UTC
Thank you! This was super fun! I hope you refine this and release a full game version!
Wuppos
09. Apr 2025 · 19:47 UTC
This was a lot of fun! I am not very familiar with these kinds of idle games, so this was a great introduction :D
It also got me a little confused at the beginning, but I figured it out soon enough. What I did not understand at first was why the miners were just dumping the gold on the ground, instead of bringing it to the safe XD But then I understood I had to click on it to pick it up :)

I think the artstyle fit the theme perfectly! And it felt very satisfying when you got further to see all the gold fly over the screen to the safe. Really well done! :D
Flinge
09. Apr 2025 · 23:07 UTC
Don't have much to say. It's beautiful in all ways. Good music, great art. Warm and chill game. Great job! Thank you for this game
Sarah Upton
10. Apr 2025 · 05:41 UTC
the pixel art is in such a unique style, very impressive
MatthewDrake
10. Apr 2025 · 09:37 UTC
Really enjoyed this game, especially as someone who lost a lot of hours to Gnorp Apologue. Really satisfying gameplay loop, great descriptions, graphics, background music. Awesome work!
Broco
12. Apr 2025 · 01:17 UTC
They look really cute! Played for quite a while! There was so much gold on screen!
Very enjoyable for an idle game!

I just wish there were some sounds! The music is nice and relaxing, but at least I would have wanted some feedback when button pressing!

Other than that, it's a great entry!
ln404
13. Apr 2025 · 21:11 UTC
It was really fun to play! Thanks!
xpoho
15. Apr 2025 · 16:50 UTC
Nice game! Just interesting, does it have kind of end?
🎤 pro4
15. Apr 2025 · 21:58 UTC
@xpoho No, I didn't have enough time to make any official end to it. It should just keep looping levels generated as you go deeper and deeper.
CataclysmicKnight
16. Apr 2025 · 22:57 UTC
Goodness, I love idle/incremental games, and watching this mine get bigger and bigger is so epic! I love the chill music, the flow of MONEY, and watching all of the miners work. It's also honestly really refreshing that nothing bad happens when you go "too deep"! That's been a pretty common theme in this jam, with our game too lol
librory
17. Apr 2025 · 04:19 UTC
I never played Gnorp so for me that game is very innovative in some ways) I like humour and art. But stopped mining at level 17, and wonder if there is any ending or something)
Jim jagers
17. Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC
Very relaxing game, i really enjoyed playing it
LDJam user 189270
18. Apr 2025 · 16:01 UTC
Really enjoyable idle game, nice art style and general mood and vibe. Only real criticism is that it starts repeating a bit too soon, felt like the game had run out of stuff to show me which was a shame. However you achieved a lot for a short jam.
randomhuman
19. Apr 2025 · 16:06 UTC
Very satisfying, there's the foundation of a really good idle game here, but as you know yourself it runs out of things to build towards a bit too quickly. It could use some sound effects. I like the art style.