Dverghold

Dverghold is a first-person dungeon crawler in which you lead a party of up to four through the haunted depths of Rekestt. Explore hand-crafted, grid-based dungeons level by level, uncover secrets and traps, and fight in tactical turn-based battles where formation, positioning, timing and terrain matter. The story takes place in Hyrdengard, a realm also known as the Shattered Sea, where the dwarves of DVERGHOLD face an ancient threat awakened beneath Rekestt.

The Shattered Sea

After the earth was broken and the last great age of civilisation ended, the dwarves rose to power in Hyrdengard. They endured storms, pestilence and ceaseless foes, and became the dominant force in the Sea of Thorns. Their first expeditions into Rekestt stirred something ancient and hungry in the deep.

King Sterren the Second, whose forces are weary from a campaign against mountain trolls, sends envoys across the waters to the island-city of Presdon and beyond. Adventurers, wanderers and vagabonds arrive from distant coasts, battered ships and hidden corners of the Shattered Sea, risking their lives and souls to help DVERGHOLD confront the growing dread below Rekestt.

Explore Rekestt

You navigate haunted halls level by level through dungeons designed by hand, not generated by chance. Each corner may conceal treasure, traps or danger, and every step deeper reveals more of what lies below. The layouts are hand-crafted, but dangers shift between expeditions: monsters patrol different areas, treasure caches vary, and doors may open with keys you did not have before.

Combat is turn-based, using a front-row and back-row formation. Prepare spells, draw enemies into hazards and time your attacks; positioning, timing and the surrounding terrain can decide a fight. Resources are scarce and enemies are cunning, so retreat can be the wiser choice.

Build your basecamp

Between expeditions, you return to a basecamp near the mining town of Gravhollow, also described as being near Inner Gravhollow. Recruit heroes and mercenaries, upgrade camp facilities, manage resources and prepare for the next descent. You can also speak with the Saltbound company’s mercenaries, the quartermaster who supplies you and other unusual people drawn to Rekestt, each with their own stories and reasons for being there.

Recruits arrive with random skills and serve until exhaustion, disease or the dungeon takes its toll. You must adapt your strategy to the roster you have. Losses have consequences: decide whether to spend hard-won resources on a veteran warrior or press on with inexperienced recruits.

Reclaim Rekestt

The story unfolds in episodes as the mountain is reclaimed level by level. Act I: For the Throne and the Oath begins with your first expedition: establish a base, recruit your party and face what dwells in the abandoned halls where the dwarves once lived. Fight through stone and marble to reclaim the Dwarven King’s throne.

Act II: What Lies Beneath descends to flooded caverns beneath the living quarters, where an underground lake and the ruins of a lost civilisation await. Act III: The Twisted Realm is planned for the deepest sections of Rekestt, where the horrors at the heart of the corruption will be revealed. Player feedback helps shape each descent. The full release is set to include the complete story arc through all Acts, all planned content and additional polish, and a final confrontation at the heart of Rekestt.

Combat and progression

The game includes multiple character classes with unique abilities, persistent progression between expeditions, resource management, randomized monster spawns and loot distribution, and boss encounters guarding key sections. Its soundtrack features Dungeon Synth music by Splendorius and tracks by Kurald Galain, including an album composed exclusively for Dverghold. The music accompanies the descent with melodies and atmospheric soundscapes reflecting abandoned halls, oppressive silence and the corruption below.