Work on the new and improved version of Dwarf Fortress is ongoing. To tide us over, we have a new 10 minute gameplay video showing off the game's graphics.

The video below shows the new Desert Fortress in action. We see the new menus, a first look at the desert terrain, and what it looks like underground.

Dwarf Fortress is perhaps the deepest simulation of a world ever created, an infamously complex. It has for years had ASCII dwarves - little smiley faces fewer pixels than the average emoji. For the upcoming Steam release, Dwarf Fortress is getting actual graphics and much more in a bid to make it a tad accessible.

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Dwarf Fortress has for years had ASCII dwarves - little smiley faces fewer pixels than the average emoji.

Now Dwarf Fortress is getting actual graphics, well... look at the dwarves now"

In an update on the progress being made to Dwarf Fortress for its big Steam launch, co-creator Tarn Adams revealed a work in progress look at a fisherdwarf. Isn't he cute!

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Work on the hotly-anticipated enhanced version of Dwarf Fortress continues. Now we have our first look at its updated map.

Here's the classic map, displayed using ASCII symbols.

"This particular world is a medium sized 129x129 one (currently you can make a large world at 257x257, down to a pocket world at 17x17)," developer Tarn Adams said in a post on Dwarf Fortress' Steam page.

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Dwarf Fortress is coming to Steam.

The infamously complex but brilliant "infinite possibilities" simulation game, which has been worked on for over 16 years, finally launches on Valve's platform as a lifetime "living" project by brothers Tarn and Zach Adams.

Why Steam 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 six months, and money to support them is tight," reads an FAQ.

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