Craft The World is a Dwarf Fortress-like RTS that lets you establish your own stronghold Direct your Dwarfs to mine, defend or work on other projects Fight off waves of enemies and use magic to aid your populace The humble dwarf is a gripping fantasy trope for a good reason. Who wouldn't want to combine manual labour with a stunning grasp of smithing and metalworking, and live in a grand underground hall? Which is precisely why something such as Craft The World has proven so popular. This long-running RTS crafting hybrid can best be described as a much more user-friendly version of the granular simulation Dwarf Fortress. With more comfortable graphics and a 2D plane approach, you'll develop your own dwarven stronghold as you direct your humble populace to mine, craft and defend your holding. The newest update to Craft The World offers more add-ons and additional content to further develop the release. And with it already coming jam-packed with many different regions to explore and build in, a variety of dwarves to command enemies to contend with, it's well worth diving into Craft The World. If you haven't already been swayed by what we've described so far, it's worth looking at some of the other features that Craft The World includes. The ability to wield magic to help your dwarves, for one, and the fact that even so many years after it first released for PC and mobile that it's still receiving updates. While some may prefer the more granular simulation of something like Dwarf Fortress, I think that with its more accessible and fast-paced gameplay that Craft The World very much has a place for players. So, with this latest update newly released, maybe it's worth checking out? But in the meantime, if you've got a strategy itch that needs scratching, and Craft The World simply isn't enough, why not go ahead and check out our list of the top 25 best strategy games on iOS and Android?