Ingnomia
Early access since Aug 2018
Following in the footsteps of Dwarf Fortress and Gnomoria, this game aims to provide the best experience of both worlds. The graphics and accessibility of Gnomoria and the depth and rich content of Dwarf Fortress.
72% positive · 239 reviews
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
Low confidence
Content Planned
Development Uncertain
Not yet
In early access, content planned but development status unclear
Low confidence
Content Planned
Development Uncertain
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Ingnomia is a free-to-play Early Access colony simulator that has been in development as a solo hobby project since at least 2018. The store description explicitly states the game is "still under heavy development" with components not yet implemented. The developer released a series of updates through 2019, 2020, and into 2021, culminating in a bug fix patch on August 15, 2021 — which is the last official communication from the developer on Steam.
In August 2020, the developer open-sourced the game on GitHub and explicitly stated they were not giving up on it, promising to "maintain the Steam version and publish regular updates." Updates did continue for about a year after that, but have since stopped entirely. As of June 2026, there have been no Steam posts, patches, or developer communications since August 15, 2021 — nearly five years of silence.
The game was explicitly described as unfinished at the time of the last update, with the store page still carrying that language today. Given the long silence and the unfinished state of the game, it is unclear whether the developer is still actively working on it. The open-source repository may still receive community contributions, but there have been no Steam-side updates to indicate the commercial Early Access version is progressing.
Evidence
Major update 0.8.0 introduced a fully rewritten GUI, Linux support, open-source relicensing, and numerous engine improvements — game described as still a work in progress.
Developer open-sourced the game but explicitly stated they are not giving up, will maintain the Steam version, and expects more updates and faster progress with community involvement.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Roest
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Ingnomia started out as an independent remake of the older Gnomoria colony simulator, from which it was permitted to borrow some of the assets. While the graphics look similar, all of the engine was rewritten from scratch. Compared to the reference, Ingnomias engine scales significantly better with large colonies.
In terms of features, balancing, user interface design etc. Ingnomia has since given its own spin to many of the core game elements.
While already in a playable state, it's still under heavy development and truly, by all means, "Early Access". Not all game components have been implemented yet and some bugs are to be expected.
Ingnomia is a pure hobby project, and true free-to-play. With "free" spelled as in "free beer".
Ingnomia uses some of the sprite assets of Gnomoria by permission of Robotronic Games.
In terms of features, balancing, user interface design etc. Ingnomia has since given its own spin to many of the core game elements.
While already in a playable state, it's still under heavy development and truly, by all means, "Early Access". Not all game components have been implemented yet and some bugs are to be expected.
Ingnomia is a pure hobby project, and true free-to-play. With "free" spelled as in "free beer".
Ingnomia uses some of the sprite assets of Gnomoria by permission of Robotronic Games.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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