Dwarf Fortress Remote Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience60.2% of reviews
Neutral4.4% of reviews
Negative experience35.4% of reviews

~ Based on 113 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Dwarf Fortress Remote

Is Dwarf Fortress Remote Safe?

Dwarf Fortress Remote has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Dwarf Fortress Remote is 67/100.

This assessment is based on 143 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.3/5.

Safety Analysis

56.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.2% of ratings suggest some concerns
39.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 142 App Store ratings for Dwarf Fortress Remote.

Is Dwarf Fortress Remote Legit?

Dwarf Fortress Remote appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dwarf Fortress Remote is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

DF classic on the go

Dwarf fortress on the iPhone… probably more dangerous for my health than having crack rocks in my pocket.

Server subscription works well, very easy to setup.

UI is great, plays just like how it does on PC with a few features missing (maps, legends mode, etc)

Really not a bad deal at all for such an intricate game, easily the best colony sim on IOS
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Thank you

Thank you for giving me access to my favourite game I am very grateful.

Super fun and Works in 2026

Let me start off by saying you do NOT need a subscription. The maker of the app has instructions on the website to explain how to set up the server to work on your computer and you could use the app to connect to your own computer. The subscription is only if you do not want to do that yourself. Once you’re connected to a service though it works great it saves your progress. Lets you do almost anything you want. The only place I see this app lacking is during the selection when you start a new game that gives you only limited options in the search for more locations feature doesn’t work for that. It wasn’t enough for me to do a star, but seeing a fix for that would be great
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Scam

4 dollars just to have to pay a subscription?! This game is a scam!!!!

Awesome port

Love the game, glad I came across someone willing to put in the work to port it to mobile. Paid subscription is great value for the price, but even the self setup isn’t too big of a headache.

Server management error

App appears to no longer work. No information provided on resolution.

Not a mobile game

This game is not worth the download better to play on pc.

This thing is great!

Listen, this app is amazing— I have been without a pc for many years, but now I can finally play DF on my iPad with very few issues.

Speaking of issues— developer, how do I make a room into an office?? I don’t see offices in the zones screen???

Five Star App

This is an incredible app. It really is a functional way to play DF on Mobile, and it is clearly a labor of love. Much like DF proper, the app will have a learning curve, but once you know where everything is, it allows you to do most everything you could do in the game normally. It does have a few oddities, but with such a huge game, and it being essentially free if you have a computer, any small gripes are not worth mentioning. This app has single-handedly allowed me to play more DF than I’d ever be able to otherwise, and that is worth some kudos in my book. Excellent work!
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Game broken / tilesets no longer included

This used to be a great little app. Now it is broken because the tilesets needed to run the server side of the game are missing. What happened? Where is the dev?

Doesn’t work

Subscription server doesn’t work. No option to embark only set the settings and cancel.

Banyak bug

Dan masih ada eror dalam metode pembayaran tolong diperbaiki

DF Subscription error

I’m getting a subscription manager error I just paid for the Server obviously! I got one game before it not loading up next play the menu doesn’t let me see how to Subscribe or to use Server paid for forever with an error message and connection issues! Absolutely Love DF hopefully it’s fixed soon

I can’t play :/ because of an error

This error "Subscription manager error waiting to retry" keep showing whenever I try to play.

Connection error sometimes

Great when it works.

Payments

Pay for the game. Then monthly payments.

Refund please

Not what I expected, 4 dollars and a service fee to play. Refund please.

Permanent Server Error

Server is permanently locked out in error. I see in the reviews other people have been having this issue over time and it doesn’t seem to have been fixed. A shame really, I didn’t even get to finish creating a world. It went into error half way through.

Not really playable.

I’ve been trying to play this on my iPhone the last few days and it’s not really playable. The UI is the biggest problem, it’s clunky but there are a lot of options that are missing. To give a few examples; you can’t create bedroom zones, when you create a storage yard there is no “select all” so you have to select everything manually every time, and you have to manually check your status and announcements.
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Ah, good. It is working now. Great alternative.

I had to uninstall and reinstall the client to get rid of the tileset issue. I really enjoyed the iPad interface before, and while I love the Steam release (especially Steam Deck support), I like the iPad experience a lot.

Thanks, Mifki!