About the Game
DWARF COMBAT!
Grab your pickaxe. Tighten your beard. Try not to blow up the kingdom.
Stonewards is a solo and 1-4 player co-op first-person roguelite defense game where a band of battle-ready dwarves leaves their base camp to answer distress calls from nearby dwarven kingdoms. Each mission sends you to a threatened stronghold on the edge of disaster. Your job is simple: dig fast, forge smart, and defend like your beard depends on it.
Monsters are coming. The walls are cracking. The horn is about to sound.
DIG
After each wave, rush into procedurally generated mines to gather precious metals, rare materials, and whatever shiny rocks look important enough to steal. Explore twisting tunnels, uncover hidden caves, and haul your loot back before the next attack begins.
Take too long, and your friends will be defending the kingdom one dwarf short.
And yes, they will complain about it.
FORGE
A dwarf without a forge is just an angry short man with excellent facial hair.
Between waves, spend your mined resources to craft arrows, repair defenses, and unlock randomized upgrades. Stack raw strength, strange powers, tougher walls, or trust your team’s latest “brilliant” plan. Nothing could possibly go wrong.
DEFEND
The monsters have one goal: breach the stronghold and bring the kingdom down.
Hold the walls, cover the gates, coordinate with your crew, and use every crafted tool at your disposal. When the enemy pushes through your outer defenses, fall back, regroup, and remind them why attacking a dwarven stronghold was a terrible idea.
If the kingdom falls, the mission is over.
If you survive, drink later. Dig now.
FEATURES
1-4 Player Co-op & Solo - Rally the crew or go full lone-dwarf. Whether you fight alone or with up to three friends, the monsters are coming either way.
Answer the Call of the Dwarven Kingdoms - Travel from your base camp to defend nearby dwarven realms against incoming monster attacks. Each mission is a desperate stand for survival.
Mine the Mountain - When the wave ends, the clock starts. Dive into procedural mines, gather valuable resources, and get back before the next horn sounds.
Stockpile & Forge - Bring your loot back to craft arrows, repair walls, and unlock randomized roguelite upgrades that shape each run.
Hold the Line - Take your place on the walls, defend the stronghold, and stop the horde before they overwhelm the kingdom.
Dig Deep. Forge Hard. Defend Harder.
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Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Stonewards Early Access - Hotfix 0.2.1
Hello everyone!
We've just pushed a quick hotfix to address some of the most critical bugs reported and tweak a few balance values. Thank you all for the fast feedback!
Balance
- Permanent Gold Upgrade: Now scales multiplicatively instead of linearly, reaching up to 300% base Gold earnings at max level.
- Gold Ring: Increased from +3% to +8% Gold earned per upgrade, now also scaling multiplicatively.
- Base Stamina: Increased Warrior base Stamina.
- Precious Treasures: Changed from +1 guaranteed item per upgrade to +20% chance for an additional item per upgrade. Values above 100% can grant multiple extra Tomes.
- Forge Boost: Reduced how much each upgrade lowers the XP required to level up.
- Treasure Chests: Reduced max quantity of Tomes that can be found in a common Treasure Chest.
Bug Fixes
Multiplayer
- Fixed players sometimes remaining input-locked after continuing into Endless.
- Fixed Crafter items becoming desynchronized for joined/reconnected players, causing crafted Bombs, Arrows, and other items to be missing or invisible.
- Fixed team-wide upgrades not being restored correctly when joining or rejoining an active run.
Combat & Upgrades
- Fixed Bonus Projectiles not working correctly with magic staves below 100% chance.
- Fixed team-wide upgrades not displaying correctly in the inventory.
Other
- Fixed controller Sprint Toggle remaining active after the player stopped moving.
- Fixed the new Max Health potion being unavailable on Dungeon.
Thank you so much for your feedback and support!
Banana Tiger Studio
Hey everyone,
We just pushed a small update to the Stonewards demo to clean up a few bugs and audio issues. Thank you to everyone who reported these!
Patch Notes (v0.1.5) :
Fixed a broken material on the Fire Sword.
Fixed an audio bug that caused healing sounds to play excessively.
Fixed an audio bug where the Crafter sound would loop and play multiple times simultaneously.
Fixed an issue preventing the mission to reach 400 HP from being completed.
Implemented various other bug fixes.
Patch Notes (v0.1.4):
Reworked the Craft Speed upgrade to reduce crafting time by a percentage rather than a flat amount.
Reworked the Craft Speed upgrade to now function as a multiplier.
Added missing localization text.
Fixed a bug that permanently blocked player attacks if the player defended while charging an attack.
Reworked the Armor upgrade so it no longer allows you to take 0 damage.
Implemented various other bug fixes.
⚠️ Important Version Notes:
Matchmaking: You must be on the exact same version as your friends to play together!
Not seeing the update? If you do not see v0.1.5 in the bottom right corner of your screen, please restart Steam to force the download.
Thanks for playing!
Current Release
Build 25304178
Uploaded Sep 14, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
Stonewards.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
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Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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