Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
User reviews:
Recent:
Mostly Negative (47 reviews) - 31% of the 47 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Very Positive (2,600 reviews) - 85% of the 2,600 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date: 23 Feb, 2016

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23 February

Gnomoria v1.0 released!

This release marks Gnomoria's transition out of Early Access! This update adds a ton of quality of life changes, additional support for mod developers, a debug mode for testing and spawning items and gnomes, optimizations and tons of bug fixes.

Check out the full patch notes here.

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Reviews

“it's easy to get lost in designing the perfect little base for your gnomes”
Kotaku

“insanely fun, and highly addictive, village management game”
Destructoid

“the satisfaction you feel for establishing your civilization is overwhelming. Basically, the more you put into Gnomoria, the more you get from it”
Pixel Perfect Gaming

About This Game

Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere. Craft items, build structures, set traps and dig deep underground in search of precious resources to help your gnomes survive the harsh lands. Build your kingdom and stockpile wealth to attract wandering gnomads to your cause, but be wary of also attracting enemies!

Key Features:

  • Procedurally generated world - Every game is different
  • Fully destructible environment - Everything can be mined, dug, chopped and rebuilt or used for crafting
  • Open sandbox gameplay - Play how you want - manage a peaceful town or build up military and fend off invasions.
  • Crafting - Tons of items to craft at different workshops
  • Mechanisms - Construct elaborate contraptions using parts like hatches, levers, steam engines

System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS:Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
    • Processor:2.0 Ghz
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • DirectX®:9.0c
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    Minimum:
    • OS:10.7.5
    • Processor:2.0 Ghz
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
    Minimum:
    • OS:glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit. S3TC support is NOT required.
    • Processor:2.0 Ghz
    • Memory:1 GB RAM
    • Graphics:OpenGL 3.0+ (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
    • Hard Drive:200 MB HD space
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Recent:
Mostly Negative (47 reviews)
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Very Positive (2,600 reviews)
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vonKarohemd
( 51.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
not finished.
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Alenthas
( 12.9 hrs on record )
Posted: 9 August
We got shafted. Get it? Lel.

Don't buy this game.
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rcagravel
( 105.6 hrs on record )
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 7 August
it had huge potential ..... I hope robobob comes back but right now it dosent look that way... the wiki is abandoned as well the sectuity is lapsed ...... I thought it was a beautful game it just needed some more AI work for me and a little more fleshing out... if the dev comes beck this could be a awsome game so keep it ona watch list not a buy me now list ....
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Major Witty
( 74.1 hrs on record )
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 7 August
I played a little over 70 hours in early access. Bought four copies for my kids. My two youngest sons still play the game and get continuely frustrated with AI issues outside of the player's control or combat issues that cause your wonderful gnomes to die. My boys solution is to play a few hours to get their community started then start a new game or play on easy mode. I would agree with other reviewers that game should really be early access until some basic things like AI and combat issues are addressed.

The AI and combat issues aside. Caring for and managing your gnomes, even with the outdated UI, is entertaining to our entire family. We don't play as much as we would like due to issues stated above. The game is 90% finished and enjoyable. I just can't give the game a thumbs up when some very frustrating issues can ruin my 10+ hour gnome adventure and I lose my precious gnomes.

Dev should add ability for player to manually take over a single gnome with full control. At least that would give the player the ability to mitigate problems when AI bugs tend to clog a workshop or even worse, kill your gnome.
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djmarsh
( 136.7 hrs on record )
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 6 August
Abandonware.
I thought this game was awesome - but, the bugs ruin it. You'll invest dozens of hours on a kingdom only to find your framerate like a slideshow. The dev didn't ♥♥♥♥ing fix them.
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C0pper B.
( 91.1 hrs on record )
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 6 August
*sigh* Another game the gets abandoned. Release the darn source code so the community can make this game better then the actual developers, cause apparently they are not experienced and willing enough.

DO NOT BUY!
Get and even donate to Dwarf Fortress, While way more complicated, it's also way better, just remember to get a texture pack or what ever they are called.

Also check out RimWorld.

Gnomoria had potential to be a wonderful lovely game to play, but the AI is horrible (to say the least) and the the UI could use a massive improvement.

In short: It's not that fun to play at all.
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Izdubar
( 121.6 hrs on record )
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 5 August
Abandoned game, Not finished.
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Yrie
( 280.4 hrs on record )
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 4 August
Fun Game, but unpolished. More develepment is required for the game to become a decent gnome colony simulation game.
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robbeuh
( 75.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 4 August
Very fun game that will have you hooked for hours developing your little (or not so little) gnome base and fending off the occasional Goblin invaders. Too bad the game tends to crash inexplicably and eventually borks your savefile, essentially ending your world. Then you start again... Unfortunately, I've had to start again one time too many. If you can deal with the occasional crash, do buy the game, you'll have loads of fun! If not, look for something else that is more stable.
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klintwoo
( 29.4 hrs on record )
Posted: 4 August
A mangagement game where you lead a bunch och gnomes and help them start a new life.

-Build your home, on ground or below it, or both!
-plan your resources.
-Fight off attacks from various enemies, like goblins and ogres. There is even the undead and creepy crawlers if you dig yourself down abit. Even earth itself will fight you in the form of golems.
-Conduct trade to get acces to new exotic goods.

Build a fortress,..... or a small farming community, Its up to you!.

I wish you could play it multiplayer coop or vsmode.
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
87 of 105 people (83%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
2.4 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 15 July
It was abandoned before is was finished.. 'Version 1.0' is a lie.
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57 of 68 people (84%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Not Recommended
41.8 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 15 July
It seems the developers have abandoned the game. I played a lot during the early access, but got frustrated with the AI and decided to wait until the game was finished. There doesn't seem to be much improvement.
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27 of 38 people (71%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
35.2 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 28 July
Go play rimworld, more content, also one guy developing and still gets updates.
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14 of 18 people (78%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
183.8 hrs on record
Posted: 29 July
Extremely dissapointed. Hadnt plaid this game for a long time because I was waiting for improved AI and UI... Was very excited to notice that it had left early acess, figuring that they must have fixed some of the problems. They didnt, as several others have noted v 1.0 is a lie solely intended to drive sales. Nothing is better, the developer simply wanted to call it finished. I wanted so much to love this game, and i have over 180 hours of play time. Its just not done and never will be.
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14 of 19 people (74%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
26.6 hrs on record
Posted: 25 July
I really liked this game. But the developer completely abandoned it and let modders do the work.
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12 of 17 people (71%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
9.0 hrs on record
Posted: 11 July
Changed my review from positive to negative. Developer just said "I want to do something else so I'll just declare the next version to be 1.0 and delete the dev roadmap. I'm out!"

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!
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3 of 4 people (75%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
136.7 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 6 August
Abandonware.
I thought this game was awesome - but, the bugs ruin it. You'll invest dozens of hours on a kingdom only to find your framerate like a slideshow. The dev didn't ♥♥♥♥ing fix them.
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
74.1 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 7 August
I played a little over 70 hours in early access. Bought four copies for my kids. My two youngest sons still play the game and get continuely frustrated with AI issues outside of the player's control or combat issues that cause your wonderful gnomes to die. My boys solution is to play a few hours to get their community started then start a new game or play on easy mode. I would agree with other reviewers that game should really be early access until some basic things like AI and combat issues are addressed.

The AI and combat issues aside. Caring for and managing your gnomes, even with the outdated UI, is entertaining to our entire family. We don't play as much as we would like due to issues stated above. The game is 90% finished and enjoyable. I just can't give the game a thumbs up when some very frustrating issues can ruin my 10+ hour gnome adventure and I lose my precious gnomes.

Dev should add ability for player to manually take over a single gnome with full control. At least that would give the player the ability to mitigate problems when AI bugs tend to clog a workshop or even worse, kill your gnome.
Was this review helpful? Yes No Funny
1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 of 3 people (67%) found this review helpful
Not Recommended
270.6 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 11 July
I have mixed feelings about this game. Everytime I play this game i fall in love....then the game tears my heart out and leaves me bleeding on the ground. For the first year everytime I would get a few years in the game would corupt and i would have to start all over. I ended up having to copy my saved file every time i stoped playing. I cant build like want because the gnomes sometimes get stuck for no reasion and will die if job is no changed quick enough. All this should have been fixed asap not waiting months or even years. All in all It's just not worth $14 for the heartbreak. As soon as the dev fixs the bugs and AI I would happly change my recommendation. Just play lazie nuwb pack mod for dwarf fortress its all free.
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