In Hammerting you establish a small dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara, level up your characters and industrialize with drills, robots, and lifts, delve deeper, fight enemies, and, of course, ensure there’s always enough ale on tap.

With a war raging on the surface, the dwarves pledge to delve deep and, as the master craftspeople they are, produce and supply whatever is needed. From humble beginnings, you start with a few, hurried dwarves who need to set up operations. Ultimately, your small clan of dwarves will be known throughout the Upper Realms for their skill, and the base will span kilometers.

The lush, vivid visuals make you go “Hot damn!”, and its dwarves yell “Damn, hot!” as they delve fervently into the mountain’s fiery depths. War rages on the surface. Only by supplying legendary items, crafted using the most blistering magma, can triumph be ensured.

Team17 and Warpzone Studios have announced that dwarven mining colony simulator, Hammerting, will launch into Steam Early Access (Steam and Epic Games Store)

“Working with Team17 has been fantastic, they have continued to support Hammerting throughout its development as it becomes the rare gem we’re sure players will dig; we’re looking forward to seeing the feedback from players and crafting the game over the coming months as we continue to build towards a full launch. The Warpzone team and I are proud of the wonderfully unique game we’ve created, from each individual dwarf to the cavernous mines waiting to be explored; we hope players enjoy embarking on their journey deep into the Mountains of Mara,”said Warpzone Studios CEO Linda Zetterman.

“Hammerting is a really fun title for us to work on, the unique blend of mechanics means there is always something new and exciting for players to uncover. From the early days of the colony as players start with just a few dwarves and the very basic of amenities, to more advanced operations to further the war effort, no two mines will ever be the same. It’s those hundreds and thousands of permutations that makes strategy sims like Hammerting so exciting for players, and it’s what we’ll be continuing to develop, hand-in-hand with Warpzone and the Hammerting community,” commented Team17 Producer Paul Longley.

Key Features:

• You may find yourself having to craft oodles of silver swords against an oncoming vampire army, or a single Legendary Diamond-Encrusted Gold Crown of Divine Ruling +3 for an Elf princess’s coronation.
• As your dwarves increase in skill and your base expands, build conveyor belts and elevators to free them from manual labor.
• Vastly different biomes with distinct looks, creatures, plants, locations and events.
• Explore huge maps, farm and harvest plants, attack or use indigenous creatures to your advantage.
• The dwarves are always going down, down, down to find the most powerful materials and the rarest treasures.
• Figuring out the fastest and safest route down - and up again - is a chief concern, but you’ll have plenty of unique dwarven mechanisms to help you do so.
• Features liquid and physics mechanics for brewing beer, tossing torches down shafts to light up the unknown, and much more.
• Dwarves are generated with a host of traits and one dwarf is never like another. The player must manage their strengths, weaknesses, and interactions.
• Dwarves have goals they are keen to fulfill, goals that may not always align with the player’s.
• Events in a dwarf’s life can give them new abilities and traits.
• Modding Support: Extend the game with art, scripts, or even low-level C++.
• Co-op that lets you manage your colony with friends.

Hammerting is in development for PC and scheduled for a Steam launch later this year.