At least he’s pretty based for someone in the niche of nerdy ass games. He said BLM during the 2020 protests and during the Palestinian protests in ‘21 he said Free Palestine, that US was backing an apartheid, and gave a bunch of resources to donate to Palestinians. Good guy and you should purchase his game because it’s pretty cool.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/the-brilliance-of-dwarf-fortress.html
Even if he wasn’t politically on my side, I’d have bought it day one because it’s genuine art. Two brothers devoting their entire lives to one project, almost 20 years so far with no end in sight, that’s always been free and completely moddable. They pretty much singlehandedly created a genre while making the most detailed simulation in any game. Dwarf Fortress is the gold standard of passion projects and indie development.
That article says he was living off of like $30-$50k a year in 2011 but his Patreon alone is bringing in over $10k per month. Fuck I’m so happy for them!
https://www.patreon.com/bay12games
Edit from the FAQ
Why is Dwarf Fortress on Steam and itch.io now?
Dwarf Fortress is going premium because we want more people to encounter the game, grow the community, and some of the creator’s close family members have developed serious health issues within the past 6 months, and money to support them is tight. As it’s a sensitive and difficult matter, please respect Tarn and Zach’s privacy about this, but keep some well wishes in your hearts for them.❤️
American “healthcare” system robbing them :guts-rage:
