Lead a Guild expedition into blighted land. Build a settlement above, send four settlers into the dungeon below, and bring them back alive. A dark fantasy colony sim fused with a hardcore party-based dungeon crawler.
▶Early Access launch trailer ↗Sep 2026
Early Access start
300K+
Wishlists at launch
85%
Very Positive on Steam
Q3 2028
V1.0 target
Start Here
Beginner Guide
Your first expedition, the four-settler party limit, and what to build before you ever go down.
2Camping Kit and Campfire
How to place a camp, when a trip is long enough to need one, and why you can never pick it back up.
3How to Recruit Settlers
Why a settler raised from level 1 beats any high-level recruit, and whether a fifth settler is worth it.
4Dungeon Settlers vs RimWorld
What carries over from RimWorld, what does not, and the two official answers on multiplayer and mods.
Guide
Your first expedition and how settlers grow
Browse →2 guidesRecruiting
Who joins you, and how you camp with them
Browse →2 guidesResources
Where the materials actually come from
Browse →3 guidesRelease & Platforms
Mac support and the road to V1.0
Browse →2 guidesReviews
Is it worth it, and how it compares
Browse →Dungeon Settlers is a dark fantasy strategy game that combines colony simulation with a hardcore dungeon crawler. As the leader of an expedition sent by the Guild, you settle blighted land, feed and house your people, then lead a party of four into the dungeon beneath.
The settlement and the dungeon feed each other. Materials you haul out of the dungeon become workshops, housing and gear above ground; the gear and the settlers you train above ground decide how deep you survive below. Death is permanent, so every expedition is a bet.
Developer
CanOpener
Publisher
CanOpener, WhisperGames
Platform
Windows, macOS
Genre
Colony Sim, Dungeon Crawler, Strategy
Mode
Single-player
Early Access start
September 4, 2026
V1.0 target
Q3 2028
Party size
4 in the dungeon
Current level cap
6
Languages
10
Steam reviews
Very Positive
From placing your first camping kit to picking who goes down and who stays home, this wiki answers the questions the data tables leave out.
Dungeon Settlers Wiki