Sidekick Publishing Launched Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot

Following a successful Early Access phase on Steam, with over 130,000 units sold, version 1.0 of Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot is being released today. The auto-battler roguelike is available for PC (Steam), Switch and mobile (iOS and Android).

"Four years of development, extra-long beards and countless iterations. This game is the result of sleepless nights, wild ideas, and great feedback from the community. It's a tribute to dwarves, chaos, and the fun of letting things escalate," says Rafael Weilharter, the owner and solo developer at Hamma Studios.

"After meeting Ravs at TwitchCon last year, Melvin [Frank, co-founder and co-CEO of Sidekick Publishing] and I simply reached out to him via Discord, and he was immediately on board," says Jasmin Oestreicher, co-founder and co-CEO at Sidekick Publishing. "It's a great example of why we value direct, authentic relationships with creators who share our values." This is the second title from Sidekick Publishing as a full-service publisher; the first was Deadly Days: Roadtrip (Early Access), which is being developed by Pixelsplit.

Regarding the porting of the game for handhelds and mobile devices, Sebastian Tobler, ATEO's co-founder and general manager, adds: "Our biggest challenge was to capture the scale of a chaotic dwarf raid on a handheld screen. Together with Rafael, we delved deep into the subject matter and found our way through to Moria, forging a Switch and mobile experience that truly captures the essence of the game."

In Dwarves, players create an army consisting of ten customisable dwarf classes. These troops consist of tanks, assassins, mages, and other specialists, and are guided through a classic roguelike loop to defeat orcs, dragons, and other powerful opponents in automated battles. Thanks to meta-progression, the game offers long-term motivation.